Illustration of Shakespeare reciting "Hamlet" to his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. People rarely argue over the question, “Who is the greatest writer of all time?” Even though several literary ...

Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time. John Gerard, Robert Davies, Thomas Johnson, Robert ...

Arguably the most influential work of theatre in the Western canon, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet has inspired countless works across multiple mediums since debuting between 1600 and 1601. Allusions to ...

A lost play known as the “Ur-Hamlet” may have existed before Shakespeare’s famous version. Debate continues over whether Thomas Kyd—or Shakespeare himself—wrote this earlier play. The mystery of the ...