Thus, she has come to be known as the "dark lady." Find out. Shakespeare describes her as 'a woman color'd ill', with black eyes and coarse black hair. We have little information about this woman, except for a description the poet gives of her over the course of the poems. Twenty-four of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed to a woman. So how much money did Shakespeare make? Read on. The going rate was £10 per play at the turn of the sixteenth century. Shakespeare acquired substantial wealth thanks to his acting and writing abilities, and his shares in London theatres. The most famous use of the word atomy in the plays is found in Mercutio's Queen Mab speech in Romeo and Juliet (1.4) Read on.Īn atomy is the smallest particle of matter (an atom). Henry usurped the throne from the ineffectual King Richard II in 1399, and thus became King Henry IV, the first of the three kings of the House of Lancaster. Henry Bolingbroke, the eldest son of John of Gaunt and the grandson of King Edward III, was born on April 3, 1367. Beer, however, eventually became more popular than ale. Shakespeare's own father was an official ale taster in Stratford – an important and respected job which involved monitoring the ingredients used by professional brewers and ensuring they sold their ale at Crown regulated prices. Everyone from the poorest farmer to the Queen herself drank the brew made from malt, and a mini brewery was an essential part of every household. The Earl of Southampton: Shakespeare's PatronĪle (beer made with a top fermenting yeast) was the drink of choice in Shakespeare's day. King James I of England: Shakespeare's Patron Sports and Games in Shakespeare's England Life in Stratford (trades, laws, furniture, hygiene) Life in Stratford (structures and guilds) Shakespeare's School Days: What Did Shakespeare Read? How to Pronounce the Names in Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare's Reputation in Elizabethan England If you need more information on a particular word or the context in which it is used, please see the play or sonnet in which the word appears for detailed annotations at the bottom of each page.Ībbreviations Used in the Shakespeare Glossary The Romeo and Juliet full text is very long, so we have separated the play into it’s original Acts and Scenes.Here you will find the meanings of old and unusual words used in Elizabethan England. Some stage directions can be a little confusing, so have a read of our understanding Shakespeare’s stage directions article. Stage directions are instructions and direction to the actors, and not spoken lines. Our article on Shakespeare & early modern English, or our Shakespeare dictionary, will help you to understand the language as you read through the original textĪnother thing to bear in mind as you read the Romeo and Juliet script are Shakespeare’s stage directions, which are italicised. The language used in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet full text is slightly different to today’s modern English, which is reflected in the text. This page contains links to the original Romeo and Juliet script by Shakespeare, split into Acts and Scenes. Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter’s Tale This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in alphabetical order.
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