Southwark Cathedral (c) BBC William Shakespeare was the eldest of four brothers, all of whom lived into adulthood, and all of whom outlived their father, who died in 1601. While John Shakespeare ...

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 ...

Don John’s jealousy of his brother leads him to betray Don Pedro and his friend Claudio by ruining the wedding of Claudio and Hero. In Shakespeare’s time, women were often punished harshly if ...

John Wayne had an absolute monopoly over the ... as the 1963 adventure film took inspiration from the works of William ...