Few people know that many of William Shakespeares plays were published posthumously. Virginia Fellows Shakespeare Code includes an intriguing discussion of works attributed to Shakespeare that appeared after his passing in 1616. Shakespeare had been dead for seven years when the First Folio of his collected works was published. This celebrated Folio edition contained 36 plays, half of which had never been seen before. According to Fellows, many of the previously unpublished…
Shakespeare Cipher Stories, Part 1
Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? Many people doubt that, for various reasonsthe most obvious one being that a barely literate actor from the sleepy village of Stratford-on-Avon could not possibly have written with such accuracy and familiarity the many scenes in the plays that invoke the classics or the pomp of nobility and royal courts. Furthermore, no manuscripts by Shakespeare were ever found, and only six Shakespeare signatures are known to exist. The signatures all lo…
The Apple Tree Tickets – See Three Plays In One
The Apple Tree tickets are sure to continue to delight thespians during its latest run in theaters, and the show itself has been popular since the 1960s. The plot is unique in that it tells three stories in one production, and each story is based on another timeless work. Well take a look at the plays details below in an effort to explain why its becoming such a popular theater item.