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english poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest english writers (1564-1616) |
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this man wrote several plays and poems and is regarded as one of the best writers of all time |
176 sets |
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a popular english playwright and poet in the 16th century. |
156 sets |
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hamlet |
69 sets |
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macbeth |
54 sets |
| 6 |
romeo and juliet |
52 sets |
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english poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest english writers (1564-1616). |
44 sets |
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othello |
36 sets |
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king lear |
36 sets |
| 10 |
a midsummer night's dream |
35 sets |
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english poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest english writers |
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the tempest |
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| 13 |
an english playwright and performer, he is an excellent example of the move of artists towards a more popular audience |
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great english playwright |
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| 15 |
the merchant of venice |
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this english playwright lived and wrote in elizabethan times, and his works reflected the world of a strong monarchy. some plays showed how a single flaw in a ruler can be a disaster, while others had exemplary monarchs with great power and virtue. |
30 sets |
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julius caesar |
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twelfth night |
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1564-1616 |
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as you like it |
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| 21 |
english poet and playwright |
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| 22 |
the merry wives of windsor |
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| 23 |
the taming of the shrew |
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sonnet 18 |
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much ado about nothing |
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| 26 |
measure for measure |
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| 27 |
henry iv |
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| 28 |
sonnet 130 |
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the leading english language poet and playwright of the renaissance |
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| 30 |
shakespeare |
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| 31 |
english playwright |
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the comedy of errors |
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henry v |
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henry viii |
13 sets |
| 35 |
antony and cleopatra |
13 sets |
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a 16th century british writer of many plays and sonnets--perhaps the most important writer the world has ever known |
13 sets |
| 37 |
sonnet 116 |
13 sets |
| 38 |
wrote plays and sonnets during the renaissance |
12 sets |
| 39 |
cymbeline |
11 sets |
| 40 |
the tragedy of richard iii |
11 sets |
| 41 |
the two gentlemen of verona |
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all's well that ends well |
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| 43 |
titus andronicus |
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| 44 |
sonnet 29 |
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english playwright; wrote comedies & tragedies like romeo & juliet and hamlet |
11 sets |
| 46 |
the winter's tale |
11 sets |
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the genius of the elizabethan renaissance, author of such plays as "hamlet" and "macbeth" |
10 sets |
| 48 |
the leading english language poet and playwright of the renaissance. |
10 sets |
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troilus and cressida |
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| 50 |
really? |
9 sets |
| 51 |
the most famous dramatist; globe theater; blackfriars |
8 sets |
| 52 |
plays, sonnets, long narrative poems, and several other poems |
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shall i compare thee to a summer's day |
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this english playwright lived and wrote in elizabethan times, and his works reflected the world of a strong monarchy. |
7 sets |
| 55 |
wrote play in england in late 1500's and early 1600's |
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| 56 |
jim's nickname for tom |
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| 57 |
sonnet 129 |
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| 58 |
one of the most important writers in any language, and the most important in english. classical themes in his plays, but they introduce a baroque fascination with the supernatural. shakespeare invented new words, plays are full of word-games. role of iambic pentameter. wrote so that all could understand. |
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english poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest english writers (1564-1616). during elizabethan era. |
6 sets |
| 60 |
most famous renaissance writer; spoke in a common language and expressed daily life themes |
6 sets |
| 61 |
sonnets |
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this english writer of the renaissance wrote many comedies, dramas, and sonnets. he is considered the most famous writer of the renaissance and is still studied today. |
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this english playwright lived and wrote in elizabethan times, and his works reflected the world of a strong monarchy. some plays showed how a single flaw in a ruler can be a disaster, while others had exemplary monarchs with great power and virtue. (macbeth, romeo and juliet, hamlet.) |
6 sets |
| 64 |
from stratford-upon-avon; married anne hathaway; buried in a church in stratford; has a bust in poets corner; poems written to a dark lady; has 37 plays |
5 sets |
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wrote 154 sonnets; 126 focus on a man and 127-154 deal with a dark lady; most influential writer in the english language even four centuries later; regularly performed around the world; he was born in stratford-upon avon; he came from a good family that ran into some difficult times; he married anna hathaway; wrote 37 plays; wrote sonnets and two narrative poems; expanded the conventions of the sonnet and they became more complex and less presictable; master of the english sonnet; made the shakespearean sonnet which was just an english sonnet with a twist (shift in thought in the third quatrain or couplet) |
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renaissance |
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famous english playwright; writer of histories, comedies, and tragedies; interested in politics, as apparent from his works, and somewhat critical of the puritans condemnation of the worldliness of england, which he took in stride with pleasure |
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english playwright who wrote hamlet, romeo and juliet and macbeth |
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wrote plays and sonnets during the renaissance. |
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greatest english playwright |
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my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun |
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character; writer and director of plays, plays ghost of hamlet |
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renaissance playwright and writer of sonnets |
5 sets |
| 74 |
hamlet, othello, king lear |
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an englishman who is the most well-known playwright of his time; he wrote many plays that reflected the concerns of his time |
4 sets |
| 76 |
shall i compare thee to a summer's day? |
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| 77 |
sonnets, plays, etc.
criticized human character |
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| 78 |
hamlet, macbeth, king lear, othello, the tempest, the taming of the shrew |
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| 79 |
playright, actor, poet |
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| 80 |
- writer |
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| 81 |
famous elizabethan writer |
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| 82 |
what famous book/playwright fascinates frank while he's in the hospital? |
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| 83 |
poet, playwright |
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| 84 |
let me not to the marriage of true minds |
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| 85 |
famous stockholder in a prominent london theatrical group called the lord chamberlain's men |
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| 86 |
sonnet 73 |
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that time of year thou mayst in me behold |
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| 88 |
known as the greatest playwright of all times |
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| 89 |
king john |
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| 90 |
greatest playwright |
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| 91 |
plays are still read and performed today including macbeth, hamlet, romeo and juliet. |
3 sets |
| 92 |
wrote romeo and juliet. |
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| 93 |
โ most famous writer of the elizabeth age
โ greatest playwriter ever
โ his plays
ยง macbeth, hamlet, othello, romeo and juliet, king lear, a midsummer nights dream, and the taming of the shrew |
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| 94 |
define: english playwright
significance: portrayed personality and human emotions in his works for the first time during the renaissance |
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| 95 |
considered by some to be the greatest playwright in the english language |
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| 96 |
author of masterpieces of english poetic drama genre |
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| 97 |
renaissance english playwriter |
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| 98 |
renaissance writer who is widely considered history's greatest playwright; humanist |
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