Thesis; Shakespeare is arguable the greatest writer of all time.

Quote # 1: “The good quartos are thought to have been printed either from Shakespeare’s own manuscripts or from accurate handwritten copies. Generally, the good quartos provide a clear and readable text, but they are not free from error” (Lander 4).

Commentary:Then william started to get criticized by people. For example, one of the people was A.C.Bradley.

Quote # 2:”Shakespeare's first published works were two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). In 1599 a volume of poetry entitled The Passionate Pilgrim was published and attributed entirely to Shakespeare”(Lander 5).

Commentary:The quartos are the people that put his play in the the shakespeare and in the play.

Quote # 3:”The first important work of Shakespearean criticism of the 1900’s was Shakespearean Tragedy (1904) by the English scholar A. C. Bradley”(Lander 4)

Commentary:This is showing how he did a lot of different things like he did poetry and he also did plays and made metaphors and brilliant image

Quote # 4: “The chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but a reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication, references in contemporary writings, allusions in the plays to contemporary events, thematic relationships, and metrical and stylistic comparisons(Lander 7).

Commentary:This is showing how he is a writer of 2 narrative peoms and they are Venus and Adonis he wrote them in 1594

Quote # 5: “Shakespeare’s poetry is full of vivid metaphors and brilliant images”(Harbage 6).

Quote # 1: “The good quartos are thought to have been printed either from Shakespeare’s own manuscripts or from accurate handwritten copies. Generally, the good quartos provide a clear and readable text, but they are not free from error” (Lander 4).

Commentary:Then william started to get criticized by people. For example, one of the people was A.C.Bradley.

Quote # 2:”Shakespeare's first published works were two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). In 1599 a volume of poetry entitled The Passionate Pilgrim was published and attributed entirely to Shakespeare”(Lander 5).

Commentary:The quartos are the people that put his play in the the shakespeare and in the play.

Quote # 3:”The first important work of Shakespearean criticism of the 1900’s was Shakespearean Tragedy (1904) by the English scholar A. C. Bradley”(Lander 4)

Commentary:This is showing how he did a lot of different things like he did poetry and he also did plays and made metaphors and brilliant image

Quote # 4: “The chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but a reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication, references in contemporary writings, allusions in the plays to contemporary events, thematic relationships, and metrical and stylistic comparisons(Lander 7).

Commentary:This is showing how he is a writer of 2 narrative peoms and they are Venus and Adonis he wrote them in 1594

Quote # 5: “Shakespeare’s poetry is full of vivid metaphors and brilliant images”(Harbage 6).

Commentary:This is showing how he was in the play and how he did acting in there .Also there was contempory writin.

Quote # 6:Shakespeare's first published works were two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). In 1599 a volume of poetry entitled The Passionate Pilgrim was published and attributed entirely to Shakespeare”(Harbage 3)

Commentary:This is showing how he was a producer and how he produced the plays and how he produced the play taming of the shrew.

Quote # 7:The chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but a reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication, references in contemporary writings, allusions in the plays to contemporary events, thematic relationships, and metrical and stylistic comparisons”(Anderson 6)

Commentary:This is showing how he is a producer because they became health concern and then they believed that the plagues became a spread whenever people gathered.

Quote # 8:these come The Comedy of Errors,Titus Andronicus (almost a third of which may have been written by George Peele), The Taming of the Shrew,The Two Gentlemen of Verona,Love's Labour's Lost, and Romeo and Juliet. Some of the comedies of this early period are classical imitations with a strong element of farce. The two tragedies,”(Harbage 2)

Commentary:t is showing how he was a writer and how he was also a actor. Its is explaining it because he is writing and they are admiring how he did act.They are also trying to see if he really was an actor.I

Quote # 9:Throughout Shakespeare’s life, the theaters in London would be periodically closed whenever the plague became a health concern. Authorities believed the plague was spread whenever people gathered together in large groups (an audience gathering to watch a play, for example). From 1592 to 1594, the theaters were closed a number of times”(Lander 8)

Commentary:Lastly this is showing how he is an actor because he has thematic relationships and metical and stylistic comparisons

Quote # 10:For about 150 years after his death no one seemed to doubt that Shakespeare wrote the works attributed to him. However, in the latter part of the 18th cent. questions began to arise as to whether or not the historical William Shakespeare was indeed the author.”(Harbage 6)

Commentary:This is showing how he is a writer of 2 narrative peoms and they are Venus and Adonis he wrote them in 1594

Works Cited

Anderson, Robert. “Shakewpeare And His Theater: A Perfect Match.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

---. “William shakewpeare’s Life: A Genius From Stratford.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 776-77.

Forster, Matt. “William Shakespeare.” William Shakespeare (2005): 1-3. History Reference Center. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

Lander, Jesse M. “Shakespeare, William.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

“William Shakespeare.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2016): 1-4. History Reference Center. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

Quote # 6:Shakespeare's first published works were two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). In 1599 a volume of poetry entitled The Passionate Pilgrim was published and attributed entirely to Shakespeare”(Harbage 3)

Commentary:This is showing how he was a producer and how he produced the plays and how he produced the play taming of the shrew.

Quote # 7:The chronology of Shakespeare's plays is uncertain, but a reasonable approximation of their order can be inferred from dates of publication, references in contemporary writings, allusions in the plays to contemporary events, thematic relationships, and metrical and stylistic comparisons”(Anderson 6)

Commentary:This is showing how he is a producer because they became health concern and then they believed that the plagues became a spread whenever people gathered.

Quote # 8:these come The Comedy of Errors,Titus Andronicus (almost a third of which may have been written by George Peele), The Taming of the Shrew,The Two Gentlemen of Verona,Love's Labour's Lost, and Romeo and Juliet. Some of the comedies of this early period are classical imitations with a strong element of farce. The two tragedies,”(Harbage 2)

Commentary:t is showing how he was a writer and how he was also a actor. Its is explaining it because he is writing and they are admiring how he did act.They are also trying to see if he really was an actor.I

Quote # 9:Throughout Shakespeare’s life, the theaters in London would be periodically closed whenever the plague became a health concern. Authorities believed the plague was spread whenever people gathered together in large groups (an audience gathering to watch a play, for example). From 1592 to 1594, the theaters were closed a number of times”(Lander 8)

Commentary:Lastly this is showing how he is an actor because he has thematic relationships and metical and stylistic comparisons

Quote # 10:For about 150 years after his death no one seemed to doubt that Shakespeare wrote the works attributed to him. However, in the latter part of the 18th cent. questions began to arise as to whether or not the historical William Shakespeare was indeed the author.”(Harbage 6)

Commentary:This is showing how he is a writer of 2 narrative peoms and they are Venus and Adonis he wrote them in 1594

Works Cited

Anderson, Robert. “Shakewpeare And His Theater: A Perfect Match.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

---. “William shakewpeare’s Life: A Genius From Stratford.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 776-77.

Forster, Matt. “William Shakespeare.” William Shakespeare (2005): 1-3. History Reference Center. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

Lander, Jesse M. “Shakespeare, William.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

“William Shakespeare.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2016): 1-4. History Reference Center. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

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