William Shakespeare Posters & Educational Resources

William Shakespeare
b. 4-26-1564; Stratford-upon-Avon, England
d. 4-23-1616; Stratford-upon-Avon

William Shakespeare is the best known English author, often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

Surviving works consist of about 38 plays, which have translated into every major language and performed more often than any other playwright, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.

The portrait of the Title page of ‘Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies’, First Folio, 1623, was engraved by Martin Droeshout.

Ben Jonnson, friend and rival of William Shakespeare, called the portrait “true to life” and authored a poem in the dedication of the First Folio - “To the memory of my beloved, The AUTHOR, Mr. William Shakespeare: And what he hath left us”.

Ben Jonson said of William Shakespeare at his death, “He was not of an age, but for all time.”

Will Power

A nice play on words, something Will Shakespeare was pretty good at doing.

William Shakespeare Quotes

William Shakespeare
b. 4-23-1564
d. 5-3-1616
“Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls:
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.”
— Othello

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The Shakespearian sonnet form generally consists of three quatrains and a couplet.

Sonnets were first written in England by Henry Howard and Thomas Wyatt, William Shakespeare, as the most prolific sonnet poet, has his name associated with this form.

Shakespeare's Birthplace, in Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Mary Arden c. 1540-1608, was the youngest daughter of Robert Arden and Mary Webb, the wife of John Shakespeare, and the mother of William Shakespeare. Mary Arden inherited her father's property when he died. Shakespeare set “As You Like It” in the Forest of Arden.

Shakespeare Signature, 1616

Procession of Shakespeare Characters

Shakespearience Poster Puzzle is a fascinating illustration of hundreds of sayings from the works of Shakespeare such as “What light through yonder window breaks?”, “To be or not to be ...”, “Out, damned spot”, & “What a pickle I am in”.

The Globe Theatre on the Bankside as it Appeared in the Reign of James I.

The Globe Theatre staged Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet after it opened in Southwark in the Autumn of 1599. The original Globe Theatre burned in 1613, was rebuilt, closed in 1642 by the Puritans and torn down in 1644.