One new play focuses on Gertrude and Ophelia. Another on Queen Margaret. Only one succeeds.

Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

Bendet, 46, exclusively opened up to Us Weekly at her fashion week presentation in New York City, gushing that she drew inspiration from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, ...