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This Is How Real Historical Events Influenced Shakespeare's Most Famous Tragedies
The Bard churned out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra as London reeled from the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and ...
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The Real Macbeth Was Nothing Like Shakespeare’s Infamous Character
C onsidered to be one of the last Gaelic kings, the real Macbeth MacFindlaech wasn’t the murderous, terrible character of ...
A set of first editions of Shakespeare's plays could fetch $6 million at auction
A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month ...
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Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' brings culture to Wheeling University community
On Thursday night, Wheeling University hosted a performance of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" at the Troy Theater, presented by the Rustic Mechanicals theater group. Founded in 2014, the troupe ...