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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: Contemporaries | SparkNotes
When Shakespeare arrived in London in the late 1580s, he found himself in the midst of an exploding theater scene dominated by a group of highly educated w...
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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: James I | SparkNotes
After Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, King James VI of Scotland was named her successor, and he became King James I of England. His new subjects were relieve...
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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: Censorship | SparkNotes
The Elizabethan period was a time of rapid change and instability, when new crises could arise suddenly and without warning. In order to keep the peace in ...
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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: The Reformation | SparkNotes
Shakespeare lived during a period of religious upheaval known as the Reformation. For centuries Europe had been united under the religious leadership of th...
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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: Early Life | SparkNotes
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town in the middle of the English countryside. His father, John Shakespeare, was a glover and ...
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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: Tragedy | SparkNotes
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