William Shakespeare is the well-known 16th century English playwright whose whole work is one of the most valuable contribution not to English literature but to the human race.

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Think you know Shakespeare? Think again . . . Was a real skull used in the first performance of Hamlet? Were Shakespeare′s plays Elizabethan blockbusters? How much do we really know about the playwright′s life? And what of his notorious relationship with his wife? Exploring and exploding 30 popular myths about the great playwright, this illuminating new book evaluates all the evidence to show how historical material—or its absence—can be interpreted and misinterpreted, and what this reveals about our own personal investment in the stories we tell.

Shakespeare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers. Shakespeare certainly drew on Montaigne's essay 'On Cannibals' in writing The Tempest and debates have raged amongst scholars about the playwright's obligations to Montaigne in passages from earlier plays including Hamlet, King Lear and Measure for Measure.

This book examines the ways in which Montaigne and Shakespeare used their reading and argued with it to create something new. It is the most sustained account available of the similarities and differences between these two great writers.

This complete study edition of William Shakespeare's romance The Tempest includes background on Shakespeare's life and the Renaissance, additional readings from the Age of Exploration, questions, writing ideas, and projects - everything students need to explore an island "full of noises, / Sounds, and sweet airs that give delight."

Reading Level: High School (challenging)

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Nine Lives of William Shakespeare

Graham Holderness, "Nine Lives of William Shakespeare" 
Who was Shakespeare and how did he live? Combining fact, tradition and imagination, Shakespeare's many lives are told in 9 possible ways.