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HieveryoneandwelcometoourspecialExploringEnglish:Shakespeare
LanguageClinic!Thecourseeducatorsareheretoanswerallyour
questionsaboutthecourse,thelifeandworksofShakespeareandof
course,aboutlanguage!Sopostyourquestionshereandwe'llansweras
manyaswecaninthenexthour!
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHieveryone,that'sourtimeup!Thanksforall
yourgreatquestionsandmakesureyoureadthroughquestionsfromothers
therearelotsofgreatresourcesthere!Ifyouhavemorequestions,askthem
onthestepandwe'lllookattheminourBlabonThursday.Ifwe'vemissed
anyhereI'llgobackandanswerthemlaterthiseveningsopleasebackback
then.Byefornow!
Neil
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April19at3:37pm

YeeYinWongGoodbye,thanks.Thevideosaregreat.
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3April19at3:39pm

NashwaNabilBye,Neil.Ihopeintheeveningyouwillletmeknow
theanswertomyquestions.Thanks.
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1April19at4:44pm

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MiaPavlovaHi,whatdoyousaytothetheorythatShakespeareasa
personalitydidn'texistatallbutagroupofpoetshidunderthisname?
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7April19at2:37pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMia,that'soneofthoseconspiracy
theoriesthatcapturetheimaginationbutdon'treallyhaveanybasisin
theevidence.ThefactisthatnooneatallquestionedShakespeare's
authorship(andcertainlynothisexistence!)untilanAmericanwoman
inthe19thcenturycameupwiththeidea.Ithinkitbecamepopular
partlybecauseofclassissuesetc.wheretheintellectualsoftheday
foundithardtoacceptthatthegreatestplaywrightintheEnglish
languagecamefromsuchsimplebeginnings!Anyway,youcanread
allaboutthisinanexcellentfreeebookfromtheShakespeare
BirthplaceTrusthere:
http://bloggingshakespeare.com/.../Shakespeare_Bites_Back...
andintheselinks:
DidShakespearewritehisplays?http://bit.ly/1S1JZoS
Afewtheoriesexaminedhttp://bbc.in/1PcO44d
HowweknowShakespearewroteShakespearehttp://bit.ly/1JM5yrU
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GalinaLukyanovaLearnEnglishBritishCouncilOuh,thanksNeil.
HopeI'llfindtheansweronmyquestionthereaswell:)
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2April19at2:48pm

MiaPavlovaLearnEnglishBritishCouncilThanksforthelinksto
authoritativeresources!!!Realyvalueable
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2April19at2:48pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiGalinaandMianoproblem!I
thinkyou'llfindthemveryuseful!
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April19at

GracielaBrizuelaGoodquestion!Andthankyouforthelinks!Hope
tofindsometimetoskimthembeforetheendofthecourse.
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2April19at7:46pm

MonSafPetrolNicetoknowthisgreatinformation.ThanksNeil
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2April20at5:16pm

PennyBurroughsIhearthefacthisgravestonecarriesa"curse"
inscriptionratherthanhisname,hasfedtothistheorytoo.
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MarieliAlvarezHa!!,sorry,Ididn'taskthequestion!!.Iwanttoknowifyouwill
correctthewaywewrite.ItisbecauseIthinkImakemanymistakeswhen
writingandIwouldliktoknowhowcanIimprovethat.
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6April19at2:39pm

MarieliAlvarezHiGenny,thanksforyouranswerandforthelinks.I
wasthinkinginthecourseingeneral,particularlyinthediscussion
activities,butnowIunderstandthatthispartismoretoexchange
ideas.
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2April19at2:54pm

MarieliAlvarezthesecondlinkdoesn'twork!!...
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMarieli,I'mafraidIcan'tsee
Genny'sanswer!ButI'msurethatshesaidweprefernottocorrect
yourwriting(althoughwemakesomecommentsifweseesomething
thatisnotclearorthatwethinkisimportant)becausetheimportant
thingistofeelconfident,relaxedandshareyourideaswithout
worryingaboutmistakes!You'llfindthathelpsmuchmorethanus
correctingyou!
Neil
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MarieliAlvarezHiNeil,thanksforyouranswer,andyes,Genny
answermoreandlessthesame.Shealsosendmesomelinks
whereIcanimprovemywriting,butoneofthem
(http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills),doesntwork

Pagenotfound|ESOLNexus
WelcometoESOLNexus.Ifyouwouldliketoimproveyour
EnglishandlearnmoreaboutlivingandworkingintheUK,this
websiteisforyou.
ESOL.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG

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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMarieli,sorryaboutthathere's
thecorrectlinkhttps://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../lear.../skills/writing1
Neil

Writing|ESOLNexus
Inthissectionyouwillfindhelpwithallaspects
ofwriting.Youcanpractisewritingletters,
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MarieliAlvarezthankyouverymuch!!,nowIcanfollowthelink!!
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2April19at3:36pm

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FathimaFazreenHiNeil.ThisisfazreenfromSriLanka.I'mhappyIdecided
totakethiscourse.Iknewverylittleaboutshakespearotherthanfewofhis
plays.Thiscourseisveryinformativeandinteractive.HopeBritishcouncil
hasmorecoursessuchasthese.
Iwouldliketoknowweatherwewillbelookingatmoreofshakespearsplays
andsonnetsinthiscourse?
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5April19at2:41pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiFathima,that'sgreattohear!Yes,
we'llbemainlyfocusingonthefiveplayslisted,butwe'llbesharing
lotsofgreatfreeresourcestohelpyoustudyandlearnmoreabout
theotherplaysandsonnets.Keepwatchingoutformore,especially
withtheendofweekvideos!
Neil
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April19at

JamesKangHelloNeil,thanksforyoursharingsomanyresourcesabout
Shakespeareandyourgreatanswers!Myquestionishowdoyouthinkabout
theopinionthattherewillnotbesuchaliterarygiantasShakespeareinthis

century?
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHIJames,that'sagoodquestion!You
canneverpredictthefuture,andinthesamewaythatnoonecould
havepredictedthatthesonofaglovemakerfromasmalltowninthe
Midlandswouldbecomethegreatestandmostinternationally
renownedwriterinhistory,there'snowaytoknowthat'thenext
Shakespeare'isn'talreadyworkingawaysomewhere.HoweverIthink
thechancesarequitesmall.Literatureisnolongerascentralto
people'slivesasithasbeenovermuchofthelastfourhundredyears.
Atthesametime.therearemorepeoplewritingmorewordsnowthan
everbeforesothechancesofonepersonhavingthekindofimpact
Shakespearedidaremuchsmaller.Alsothingslikemusic,film,TV
andothermediahavetakenoverthepositioninpeople'slivesso
evenifShakespearewerealivetodayhemightnotbewritingplaysor
poetry!
Neil
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AnaLuciaCamphoraHelloNeil,thanksfortheebooksuggested.I'm
BrazilianandmygreatexpectationisexperienceShakeaspeareinEnglish.A
newperspectiveandunderstanding,andI'mveryexcitedwiththisclosest
approach!Congratulationforthequalityofthiscourse!
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilThanksAnaLucia,we'regladyou're
enjoyingit!
Neil
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3hrs

AhmedSaeedexcusemeiwannaaskifthiscourseisbasedon
shakespeareandthelifeofshakespeareespeciallyorageneralenglish
course?
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1April19at9:12pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAhmed,thecourselooksat
Shakespeare'slifeandworks,andbydoingthatwealsohelpyou
improveyourgeneralEnglishskills.Tryitoutandseeforyourself!
Neil
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AhmedSaeedthankyouNeil
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AnitaLenHi,I'mfromArgentinaandI'meageryolearnmoreabout
Shakespeare.Iwanttoknowabout"Thelostyears",forhowmanyyearsdid
hego?Didheevercomebackwithhisfamily?Andofcourseifthere'ssome
informationofhislastdaysonearth.Thanksalot!
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3April19at2:55pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAnitaLen,afewotherpeople
haveaskedaboutthissoIrecommendreadingthroughtheanswers
tothem.
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April19at

CarlosRCanasTherearetwoperiods,15781582and15851592
thatareconsideredtobethelostyears.Nothingisknownabouthis
thereaboutsonthosetwoperiods.
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3April20at10:31pm

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ArninaGandesKartikaLarasatiHi!Iwouldask,whatisoneoffamous
wordmadebyShakespeare?
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3April19at2:49pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiArnina,hecreatedovera
thousandbythelatestcalculations,andwasthefirsttouseanother
coupleofthousandinpublishedworkssotherearelots!Checkout
thisgraphicforsomeofthemostusefulthatweuseeveryday,and
theselinksformore:
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/biog.../wordsinvented.html
http://www.anglotopia.net/.../massivelistofphrases.../
Neil

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YeeYinWongButwhymusthecreatethesewords?Woulditbeno
anywordforthembeforeShakespeare'screation?Howdidthe
peoplesaythem?Didtheyjustsay,"thisandthat?"
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2April19at3:22pmEdited

ArninaGandesKartikaLarasatiIndeed,wherehegotinsipiration
forhisplayscript?
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1April19at3:18pm

MarianaLapidoBoveLearnEnglishBritishCouncilIfindthisvery
interestingasIneverthoughtShakespearecreatedsomanywords
intheEnglishlanguage...
LikeReplyApril19at3:33pm
LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiYeeYinWong,Englishwasina
periodofrealgrowthatthattimeandyes,inmanycaseswordsjust
simplydidn'texistforthingshewantedtoexpress,orhewantedto
saytheminaspecialwayandfeltthathecoulddobetter!
Neil
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YeeYinWongOhthanks...
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1April19at3:36pm

SeryogaDenisovLearnEnglishBritishCouncilthisisawesome.It
couldn'tbejustassimple..It'sdefinetelyahigherwilltogiveusalla
constructedlanguagewithasinglephenomenonofliteraturewhich
nothingnoranybodycancomparebeforeorafter(I'mnotasmuch
crazytowritethis,Ijustdontsleepatnightnow)
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1April20at12:58am

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AlejandraCasasHi!Idliketoknowifwellhavesomereadingmattersor
everthingonthiscourseisabouttheblabs??ThanksIhopemywritingis
Ok...
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1April19at7:27pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAlejandra,wesharelotsof
readingmaterialsonthecourse,fromoriginaltextstomodernEnglish
versions,criticalstudies,languageguidesandmore.Keepchecking
eachweekandyou'llgetnewresources!
Neil
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SeryogaDenisovIamsorrytobeawfullylatebecauseofmycircumstances
(itypedthiswordthecorrectwayfromthefirstattempt,honestly).Myquestion
isifthemonologue,"tobeornottobe"iswrittenbyamartianorasomeppp
fromahigherplane
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2April20at12:42am

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiSeryoga,nobythesonofa
glovemakerfromStratford
Neil
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SeryogaDenisovLearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiNeil,Imeant
somethingbeyondourcommonsense.Didyouhearofpeoplewho
aredictatedideasandevenwholebooks.LikeNikolaTeslaorthe
authorofCourseinMiracles.Tibetanssupportthisphenomenonfor
ages,theycallthechannelers"Ternton".Doesitlookcrazyfancy?
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MalikovaUlbossynHi!Shakespearlefthisfamilitywhenhewas22.Having
3childrenatthatagewasahugepressureforhim.Isthereanyotherfacts
abouthisprivatelife?Didheremarried?
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4April19at3:10pm

GenevieveWhiteHiMalikova.Thereareveryfewfactsabout

Shakespeare'slifethisaddstotheairofmysterywhichsurrounds
theplaywright,Iguess!Thehistoricalrecordconnectedto
ShakespeareisveryvaguehistorianMichaelWoodhasdescribed
hisbiographyasa"manshapedhole"!One"fact"thatisoften
mentioned,isthathesupposedlylefthiswifehissecondbestbedin
hiswill.Nooneknowswhathedidwithhisbestbed!
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2April19at3:22pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilButinanswertoyourotherquestion
MalikovaUlbossyn,heneverdivorcedandremainedmarriedtohis
wifeallhislife.
Neil
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SaZaHideareducators.Thanksalotforallyourefforts.ReallyIcouldn'tresist
andjointhisgreatcourseagain.Iwilltrytoseeotheraspectsofthiscourse
thatIdidn'tseebefore.Thiscoursecanbeanewcourseformealways.
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5April19at2:43pmEdited

GenevieveWhiteHiSaZa.Ithinkit'sagreatideatorevisitthis
courseI'msureyouwilldiscovernewthingsaboutShakespeareand
aboutlanguagethesecondtimearound.Hopeyouenjoyit!
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3April19at3:01pm

SaZaThankyousomuchGenny.Reallyit's.Shakespeareisabig
worldthatweshoulddiscoverstepbystep
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1April19at3:06pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiSaZa,Ithinkthiscourse
especiallyisagoodonetoredothereisALWAYSmoretolearn
aboutShakespeare!I'vebeenstudyinghimfor30yearsandI'mstill
learningorappreciatingnewthingsallthetime!
Neil
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SaZaHiNeil.Thankyousomuch.Iliketolearnmoreandmoreabout
Shakespeareandyourgreatcourseisabigchanceformetoaccess
mypurpose.Thanksalotforthisgreatopportunity.
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1April19at3:23pm

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AnaLuciaCamphoraNeil,mydoubtiswhytheloveissomuchpresentin
hisplays,ifintheXVIcenturytheideaoflovewasnotreallypresentasa
usualsocietybehavior?Hehadsomekindofrevolutionaryviewofhuman
being?
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAna,I'mnotsosurethatlovewas
notreallypresent!Therearelotsofexampleofgreatlovepoetryfrom
manyculturesthroughouttheages.Attitudetomarriageetc.mayhave
gonethroughmanychanges,butIthinkloveisanotherquestion!
Neil
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AngelSiHi,everyone.Ijustjointhecourseandmissedthisevent.Isthat
meanicannotfinishthisactivity?
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1April20at5:18pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAngel,notatall!Thisclinicisjust
anextraserviceforanylearnerswhowanttoknowmoreorare
confusedbyanything.Youdon'thavetotakepart!
Neil
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JimenaGonzalezLebreroI'msorry,Iwasnotabletowatchthelivevideo.I
cannotfindwheretodownloadthePDFandotherssourcesaboutit.Thanks!
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1April19at8:53pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiJimena,I'llbesharingthePDF
today.
Neil
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AliciaValloHieverybody!I'mAliciafromBuenosAires,Argentina.Iwould
liketoknowwhetherthehouseShakespeareboughtinStratfordstillexists.Is
itamuseum.Isawonavideothatithadbeendemolishedandthegardens
aretheonlythingleft,butsomeofmypupilsreadthatitisstillstandingandis
amuseumtoday.Thankyou!!
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1April19at8:19pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAlicia,yourstudentsareprobably
gettingconfusedbetweenthehouseShakespeareboughtandlived
inwithhisfamilyinhisfinalyears,andoneoftheotherhouses

connectedwithhislife,suchashisbirthplaceorAnneHathaway's
cottage.CheckmyanswertoAbdallahMohamedformoreaboutthat.
Neil
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EmmanuelSanauriaHi!Iwasn'tabletoattendthevideoconference
becauseofmyscheduleatwork.Isthereanylinktowatchitanyway?
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1April19at4:16pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiEmmanuel,therewasnovideo
conferencetodayonlythischatsession.
Neil
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NargizaVahabovaHelloNeil!Ihavegotsomeuncertaininformationabout
thelifeandworksofthisprominentperson.Themostpowerfultragedyplays
dedicatedtoarichandnotablefamilies.Whatwastheoriginofhisstories,
wheredidhegettheplot,heroes,didtheyreallyexist?Thankyou
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1April19at3:28pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiNargiza,yesthecharactersinthe
Historiesexisted,mostlyKingsofEngland,noblesetc.Thetragedies
werebasedondifferentsources,bothrealhistoricalfiguresandmore
mythicalcharacters.Otherswereinventions.Youcanfindoutabout
thesourcesofallhisplayshere:http://www.shakespeare
w.com/english/shakespeare/source.html
Neil

Shakespeare'sSourcesforalldramaticandpoetic
works.AnAwardwinningsite.
AnawardwinningpersonalShakespearesite.LifeofWilliam
Shakespeare,family,playsandpoems.Histextandsourcesof
thecompletedramaticandpoeticworksandasearchable
quotationdatabase.
SHAKESPEAREW.COM

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MarsEiRaHi,iwanttoknowwhatdidshakespearedoduringthelost
years?andhowdidhegetinvolvetothethetre?
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1April19at3:24pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMarus,sodomanyscholarsand
others!Unfortunatelywedon'tknowthey'renotcalledtheLostYears
fornothing.Wereallyjustdon'tknowtheanswertoeitherofthose
questions,wecanonlyguess.
Neil
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EvelynSiaoDeareducators,isthecursethatwrittenonShakespeare'sgrave
ishislastpoem?Whowroteitonhisgrave?Isthishiswill?
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3April19at3:16pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiEvelynSiao,thepopularbeliefis
thathewrotetheepitaphhimselfbutI'mnotsurehowmuchevidence
thereisforit.
Neil
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GenevieveWhiteHiEvelyn.Likesomanystoriesregarding
Shakespearewecan'tsaywithanycertaintythatitistrue.Itisoften
supposedthathewrotetheselines,butnoonecanbesureofit.
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2April19at3:26pm

EvelynSiaoLearnEnglishBritishCouncilGennyLearn
EnglishThankyoufortheanswergiven~Maybehismysteriousisthat
Ifeelinteresting
ThisismyfirstonlinecourseandIwillneverregretaboutit~Thank
youtoalltheeducatorsonyourefforts
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1April19at3:37pm

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Mo'yedLdnMostafaI'vereadinthebook:(the100mostinfluentialpeople
inhistory)byMichaelH.HartthatWilliamShakespeare'srealnamewas
EdwarddeVereandthatnamewasinventedbyhimtohidebehind,soisthat
true?
thanks
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2April19at2:46pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMo'yed,notonlyisthereno
evidenceforthis,butinfactthereissomuchevidenceagainstitthatI
couldn'tevenbegintolistithere!CheckmyanswertoMiaPavlovafor
lotsofgoodresourcesthatIthinkwillconvinceyou!

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Mo'yedLdnMostafaThankslotsforyourcare,Ihaven'tstarted
readingfromthoselinksyetbutstartingnow
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1April19at3:10pm

GracielaBrizuelaThisisreallygreat!Iwasn'tabletoparticipatein
theclinic,butjustreadingquestionsandanswersI'mlearningmany
interestingnewfactsaboutShakespeare.
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3April19at7:55pm

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AbdallahMohamedhi,iwouldliketoseeallhishousenotonlytheshoot
cornerandwanttoknowhowitisstillexisttillnow,withoutbeingdestroyed
?,thanks
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAbdallah,unfortunately
Shakespeare'shousewasknockeddownin1759,believeitornot
becausethenewownerwasannoyedbypeoplewantingtovisitit!
Youcanreadmorehere:http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine
21587468
HoweverotherhousesconnectedwithShakespearehavebeen
turnedintopublicattractionsincludinghisbirthplaceasyoucansee
onthecourse.Youcanfindoutmorehere:
http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/visitthehouses.html
Neil

Themanwhodemolished
Shakespeare'shouseBBCNews
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MarianaLapidoBoveWhydoyouthinktherearesomanytheoriesstating
Shakespearewasnottheauthorofmanyofhisplays?
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2April19at3:25pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMariana,Ithinktherearemany
reasons.WeliveinanageofconspiracytheoriesandIthinkthat
helpssustaintheseideas.Noonereallyquestionedhisauthorship
untilthe1850s,hundredsofyearsafterhisdeathandmostscholars
feelthereasonforthisispartlyakindofsnobbishnesstheideathat
someonefromsuchasimplebackground,withoutuniversity
educationcouldcreateworksofsuchgenius.Soratherthanaccept
themanyfacts(includingplentyofcontemporaryevidencefromother
writers,actorsandpublishers)theylookedfor'moresuitable'
candidates.Everyonelovesamystery,andsotheseideascaughton
withsomepeople.ButifyoucheckthelinksI'vesharedinother
answershereyoucanreadtheevidenceyourselfandmakeupyour
ownmind!
Neil
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ChritShawWereanyofShakespeare'scharactersautobiographical?
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4April19at2:42pmEdited

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiChrit,that'saninterestingquestion
butonethatisimpossibletoanswerI'mafraid.PersonallyIfeelthat
mostwritersinjectsomethingofthemselvesintheircharacters,butthe
truthiswehavenopersonaldocumentsfromShakespeare,like
lettersorjournalstotoreallygiveusanyinsightintohispersonallife,
thoughtsandcharacter.Hereallydoeslivethroughhiswork!So
anythingelsehastojustbeguesswork.
Neil
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April19at

AzusaEmilyLeungThankyouforofferingthiswonderfulcourse.Thevideos
aregreat!
Hereismyquestion:IreallywanttoreadeverythingwrittenbyShakespeare,
butasasecondlanguagelearner,Ifinditdifficulttounderstandthelanguage
withouthelp.WhatshouldIdoinordertodeveloptheabilitytoappreciate
Shakespeare'slanguage?
Thanks!
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1April19at2:49pm

DavidLewisHelloAzusa,Ithinkthefirstthingtobearinmindisthat
someofthelanguageofShakespeareisdifferenttowhatweuse
today,soyoushouldn'tworryifyoufinditstrangeordifficult,sodo
manyBritishpeopletilltheygetusedtoit.Werecom... SeeMore

NoFearShakespeare:Shakespeare'splaysplusa
moderntranslationyoucanunderstand
NoFearShakespeareputsShakespeare'slanguagesideby
sidewithafacingpagetranslationintomodernEnglishthekind
ofEnglishpeopleactuallyspeaktoday.
NFS.SPARKNOTES.COM

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4April19at3:01pm

AzusaEmilyLeungThankyouforyourreply!Iwillsurelymakegood
useofthiswebsite!
MayIknowifthereareanybooksthatyourecommend?
TherearesomanybooksaboutShakespeareandsomany
publicationsofthesameplay.Doyouhaveanygood
recommendations?Thankyousomuch!
LikeReplyApril19at3:08pm
LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAzusaEmilyLeung,we'llbe
recommendingbooksandonlineresourcesallthroughthecourse,
especiallyintheendofweekvideoswherewe'lldealwithquestions
thathavecomeupduringtheweek.Butwedon'twanttogivetoo
manyatthestartsoth... SeeMore
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AzusaEmilyLeungLearnEnglishBritishCouncilThankyoufor
youreply!Iwillfocusonthecourseandfollowthispagethen!
Lookingforwardtotherestofthecourse!Thankyousomuch!
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1April19at3:22pm

Writeareply...
AyselDuyarHi!Everyone.Ilikehisplaysandstarttoteachinmylanguage
classroom.Myquestionis"Isthereanybodythatheinspiredfrom?Whois
hisinspirer?"
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2April19at2:47pm

GenevieveWhiteHelloAysel!Shakespearedrewhisinspirationfrom
manydifferentsources.Hewasinspiredbyhistory,fairytalesand,in
particular,classicalmyth.Thecontemporaryplaywrightwhomost
influencedShakespearewasChristopherMarlowe.
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4April19at2:51pm

GenevieveWhiteShakespeareadoptedandadaptedMarlowe's
blankverseline.HismultipleHenryplayswerealsoinspiredby
Marlowe.
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4April19at2:52pm

AyselDuyarThankyouGenny.Ihaveonemorequestion.I'mfrom
TurkeyandhavedifferentculturefrombritishbutmystudentsandI
findlotsofthingssimilartoourvalues.Isthisthethingthatmakes
Shakespearesopopularanduniversal?
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3April19at3:00pmEdited

AyselDuyarNeedtolearnmoreaboutMarlowe
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3April19at3:01pm

GenevieveWhiteHelloAysel!YesIthinkso!Wehaveallfelt
jealousy(likeOthello),ambition(likeMacbeth)andmanyofushave
falleninlovewiththewrongpersontoo(seemanyofthetragedies!).
IamalwaysinterestedtolearnaboutotherEnglishteachers'
approachestoteachingShakespeare!
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4April19at3:13pm

AyselDuyarI'mactuallynewtoteachhim.Ihavestartedwithbritish
councilteachingitemsandmystudentslikeshim.
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2April19at3:30pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilThat'sgreattohearAysel!Howold
areyourstudents?Aretheyteensoradults?
Neil
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AyselDuyarTheyare11to15.It'sveryhardtomotivatemystudents
forenglishclassbecausetheyseeituseless.Becausetheonly
personwhospeaksenglisharoundisjustenglishteacher.However,
theylikeShakespeare'sworks.NowtheyknowMacbethandtheyare
lookingforwardtoRomeoandJuliet.
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Writeareply...
DollyDhawanHi,Wouldwehaveanopportunitytowatchtheplaysof
Shakespeareinthiscourse?
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1April19at2:45pm

DavidLewisHelloDolly,wehavesummaryvideosofthefiveplays

wewillstudy,butnotvideosofthewholeplays.Wealsorecommend
certainfilmproductionsofShakespeare'swork,whichyoumightlike
towatch.Forexample,nextweekwewilllookatRomeoandJuliet,
andifpossibleyoumayliketowatchFrancoZeffirelli'sproduction,if
youcanfindacopy.
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2April19at2:54pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiDolly,youcanalsocheckoutthis
greatprojectfromMITwhichsharessomevideosoffull
performancesfromaroundtheworld:
http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/#
Neil

MITGlobalShakespeares

GLOBALSHAKESPEARES.MIT.EDU

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EvelynSiaoDeareducators,howdoyouthinkofthelostyears?Howlong
arethelostyears?IsthatreallynoanyrecordaboutShakespeare?Doesit
meanshedon'twriteanyplayatthattime?
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5April19at2:37pm

DavidLewisHelloEvelyn,thelostyearsarefrom1578to1592,
duringthistimewehaveonlyfoureventsthatweknowforsureabout
him:birthofhischildren,mentioninacourtdocument,andanother
mentioninapamphlet.Sowecanonlyspeculatewhathewasdoing
atthattime.Isuspecthewaspractisingthecraftofplaywriting,butno
onereallyknows.
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2April19at2:43pm

EvelynSiaoThenIwonderwhytheyearscalledTheLostYears?
Becauseactuallytheregotrecordsofhimatthoseyears.Ifollow
anothercourseatthesametime,whichisShakespeareandhis
world.TheShakespeare'schronologystatesthedeathofWilliam's
sister,themarriageandthebornofhischildren.Isitjustbecauseof
norecordsofplayswrittenbyhim?
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2April19at2:52pm

EvelynSiaoDeareducator,Thankyouverymuchfortheanswer
given.
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2April19at2:52pm

EvelynSiaoSorry,IthinkIhavetomentionfirstthatIcomeacross
withShakespeareforthefirsttime,soallIknowandallmydoubts
comefromthiscourse.SoifIasksomequestionswhichareabit
silly,sorry.Butthankyouforwillingtoanswermyquestions.
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2April19at2:58pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiEvelyn,they'recalled'lost'
becauseintheperiodbetweenthebirthofhischildrenandhis
turningupintheLondontheatreworld,nooneactuallyknowswhere
hewasorwhathewasdoing.AsDavidsays,themostlikelytheoryis
probablythathewaslearningtoactandwritewithatravelling
theatrecompany,butnoonereallyknows!
Neil
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EvelynSiaoLearnEnglishBritishCouncilThankyouforthe
answer,itclearmydoubt~
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2April19at3:14pm

SeryogaDenisovLearnEnglishBritishCouncilortraveledtoIndia
togatherwisdomlikeJesusalegelydid
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2April20at1:10am

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vaMegyesiIamEvafromBudapest.Onlinecourseinverynewformeand
difficulttoundertandvideos.Whatisyouropinionhowtostart?Withsutitles
orwithout?ToreadthePDForonlylater?Tousevocabularyortohearor
readfirst?
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1April19at2:39pm

DavidLewisHelloEva,that'saverygoodquestion.Ithinkit'sgood
practisetotryandwatchthevideoswithoutsubtitlesorreadingthe
script.Rememberyoucanalsopauseitandreplaypartsyoudon't
understand.Thenyoucanwatchagainwiththesubtitlesorreading
thescripttocheckyourunderstandingwascorrect.Itmightalsobe
usefultocheckthepronunciationofnewwordsyoufindinthepdffile
bylisteningtotheminthevideo.

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1April19at2:49pm

vaMegyesiIdon'thaveatwitterbutIthinkitwouldbeveryvery
usefullformetotalktootherpeople.Willbetheeranyopportunityfor
that?Thankyouforyouranswers.
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DavidLewisWedon'thavedirectchatsessions,butyoucanreplyto
commentsthatpeoplemake,andtheseoftenbecomeinteresting
conversations.
LikeReplyApril19at3:08pm
vaMegyesiButIthinkitisnotthesametotalktoandhear
somebodyortowrite.
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1April19at3:12pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHivaMegyesi,onThursdaywewill
behavingourliveBlab.Theeducatorswillbespeakingliveonvideo
andyoucancallintoaskquestions.It'susuallyverybusysoIcan't
promisewewillgettoyou,butit'saveryinterestingsessionevenif
youjustwatchandsendyourquestionsinwriting.Butyou'dneedto
signuptoTwitterifyouwanttoaskquestions.
Neil
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Writeareply...
YeeYinWongAhanotherquestion.Ivejustreadthe"lettertoSusanna"from
hermother.ItissadtgatShakespearewassuchabadhusbandandfather.I
wasdisappointed.Wastheletteratrueone?
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1April19at3:05pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiYeeYinWong,nothat'sonlyan
imaginedlettertogivestudentsideastotalkabout.Wereallydon't
knowanythingaboutwhatkindofhusbandorfatherShakespeare
was.
Neil
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YeeYinWongHa........!Ithoughtitwas!
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CeciliaBustosHi,everyone!Somebodyalreadyaskedaboutthe"lost
years",I'dalsoliketoknowmoreaboutthem.Ididn'tknowthatmanypeople
believethatShakespearemighthavenotwrittenhisplays.Onwhatevidence
orreasonsdotheybaseforbelievingthat?
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1April19at2:46pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiCecilia,these'theories'arenot
generallybasedonanyevidencerathertheyarebasedon'absence
ofevidence'.Andasthefamoussayinggoes'absenceofevidenceis
notevidenceofabsence'.Inotherwords,thefactthatthereisalotwe
don'tknowaboutShakespeareisnotenoughtomakeusdoubtwhat
wedoknow.Infactwehavemoreinformationandevidencefor
Shakespearehavingwrittenhisplaysthanwedoforalmostanyofhis
contemporaries!CheckmyanswertoMiaPavlovaforsomeverygood
resourcestoreadandwatchmoreaboutthis!
Neil
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CeciliaBustosLearnEnglishBritishCouncilNeil,thankyouso
muchfortakingthetimetoanswerback.Iwilldefinitelyreadthe
resourcesyouhavesharedwithus.
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1April19at3:11pm

SeryogaDenisovLearnEnglishBritishCouncilisuggestwritinga
pulpdetectivestoryofShakespeareismuchmorerewardingthan
justwritingaplaindetective,atanyextend
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1April20at1:06am

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MaxMorenoHullo!mynameisMarcoMoreno.I'mfromColombia,Iwantto
learnandknowmoreaboutShakespeareIamnotanexpertinhisliterature
andplays,forthatIhavethefollowingquestion:**whatliteraryfieldsdid
ShakespeareMAINLYworkin?** bytheway,manythanksforapossible
answerinadvance...
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1April20at1:15am

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMax,Shakespearewasapoetand
aplaywright,writing37plays(atleast)and154sonnets.Theplays
covertragedies,comedies,historiesandmoredifficulttodefine

tragicomedies.
Neil
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YeeYinWongIcouldhardlyrememberthequotesofShakespearebutthe
one,"Tobeornottobeisaquestion."Becauseithinkthatthissentenceis
veryhumourous,whatdoyouthink,David?Becauseitseemsthatsayingso
manywordstoexpressanideaisunnecessary,butinfactShakespeare
bringsustoanotherplaceforadistraction.Itisinteresting.David,whatdo
youthinkofmypoint?Andatthesametime,thesentenceispoeticso
romantic.Icanfeeltherhythminsidedoilikeit.
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2April19at3:09pmEdited

DavidLewis'Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion.'isnotreallyso
humorousinthecontextitissaidin.InHamlet(whichwe'llstudyin
week6)Hamletisthinkingofkillinghimselfandthisispartofa
soliloquywherehethinksaboutthis.http://www.shmoop.com/.../tobe
ornot.../meaningthen.html

ShakespeareQuotes:Tobeornotto
beMeaningThen
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1April19at3:37pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilDon'tworryYeeYinWongit'sstilla
beautifulspeech!
Neil
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YeeYinWongAlright,Neil.
Hi,Neil!IsawyouattheBLAByesterday.Howareyou?
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11hr

NeilStewartMcLarenHiYeeYinWong,I'mfine,althoughI'vebeen
alittleillyesterdayandtoday!DidyouenjoytheBlab?
Neil
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133mins

YeeYinWongBlessyou.Ienjoyedlisteningthegigglingsoffourof
youattheverybeginning.Itseemedthattherewouldbefunsooner
orlater.
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Writeareply...
MaxMorenoasIsawinthedescriptionofthiscourse,therearesomeof
Shakespeare'splaysthataregonnabediscussthroughit,butIsawthatone
ofhisplaysisnotgonnabechecked...itis"Othello",andmyquestionis,why
isthiscoursenotgonnadiscussandtalkaboutit?itisoneofhisplaysthat
havegotmyattentionthemost...
LikeReplyApril20at1:24am
LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMax,with37playstochoosefrom
therewerealwaysgoingtobesomefavouritesmissingonsucha
shortcoursebutwe'llbesharinglotsofresourcestoallowyouto
studymoreallofhisplays.Wetriedtochooseagoodbalance
betweenthemostpopularplaysandofcoursewethoughtlongand
hardaboutplayslikeOthello,KingLearandothers,butultimately
thesewerethefivethatwonout.
Neil
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AboSabrycaniimprovemyenglishwithonlinecoursesonly?.ifyes.how?
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2April19at2:41pm

GenevieveWhitehttp://britishenglishcoach.com/33waystospeak
better...

33waystospeakbetterEnglish
Youdon'tneedtotakeclassestospeakbetter
English.Hereare33waysyoucanimprove
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1April19at2:57pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiAbo,ofcoursefacetoface
communicationisprobablythebestway,butyoucanreallyachieve
alotthroughonlinecommunicationaswell.Onthiscourse,ifyou
watchallthevideos,commentonallthequestions,joinin
discussions,askquestions,andusethetoolsweshareyouwill
definitelyseeanimprovement!tryitandletusknowhowyougeton!
Neil

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2April19at2:59pm

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1April19at3:06pm

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NashwaNabilHi!Myquestionisaboutthefolios,couldyoupleasetellme
moreboutthem?Also,couldyoupleasegivemesomeinformationaboutthe
histories,sinceIfindtheirorder,cycle1and2,veryconfusing?Thankyouso
much.
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1April19at3:32pmEdited

SeryogaDenisovImistype:byahigherwisdom,acreaturefromahigher
planeofexistence.Thisismyconspirasytheory.ActuallyIdidn'tunderstand
asingleline..
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FlorenceRozarioIamhappythatIhavejoinedthisevent.Ihopetoknow
andbeapartondiscussionstolearntointeractinEnglishinabetterway.
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2April19at7:42pm

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1April19at3:34pm

KatyDelCastilloItisapityImisstheclinic.Hopetocatchupreading
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JenniferGutirrezSnchezHello!Omg!Iwilltrytoreadallthepost
Becausesidon'tknowanythingabout#Shakespeare!However,Ithinkthat
thisismyopportunityforlearningEnglishandlearningaboutthisimportant
person!Thankyou!!
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GenevieveWhiteHiJennifer!Welcometotheclinic.Ithinkyou'llfind
lotsofinformationhere. Areyouenjoyingthecourse?
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2April19at3:19pm

JenniferGutirrezSnchezGennyLearnEnglishyeah!Ihaveread
andIhaveseenthefirstvideoaboutWilliamShakespeare'slife!Iam
reallyenjoyingthat!!Thankyousomuch!
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1April19at3:30pm

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GalinaLukyanovaShakespearewasverymysteriouspersonIthink.There
areloadsofincrediblesuggestionsabouthimincludinganideahewasn'tthe
authorof'his'plays.Whatdoyouthinkofit?
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3April19at2:40pm

GenevieveWhiteHiGalina.It'sagoodquestionandonethathas
beendiscussedalotovertheyears.Itseemstomethatthereis
insufficientevidenceoneithersidetheauthorshipquestionmay
neverberesolved!Personally,I'mnotallthatsureitevenmattersall
thatmuch.However,onethingwhichmakesmequestionthe
doubtersofShakespeare'sauthorshipistheunifyingqualitieswhich
runthroughsomuchoftheworktheenergy,thelinguistic
playfulnessandsoon.Evenifitwasn'tShakespearewhowrotethe
plays,Ifeelsurethatitwasasinglewriterratherthanagroupof
writers.Anyway,whatdoyouthink?
LikeReplyApril19at2:47pm
GalinaLukyanovaGennyLearnEnglishHiGenny,manythanksfor
thereply.Iagreecompletelythatitwasasinglewriterbasedonthe
samequalitiesandamannerofwriting.Iwouldsayadditionallyall
theseideasaroundhimjustwarmuphispopularityandcharmwhich
makehisworkstimeless..

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HeidyHazemHello,thisisHeidyHazemfromEgypt,thankyourforthe
course.Iwanttoaskhowtoimprovemyspeakingskillsthroughthiscourse?
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2April19at2:53pm

GenevieveWhiteHiHeidy!Whenitcomestospeaking,Iguessthere
isnosubstituteforfacetofaceinteraction!However,listeningtothe
videos(whilereadingthetranscripts)canreallyhelpyour
pronunciation.Youcouldalsotryrecordingyourvoice(ontoyour
phone)andthencomparingittothespeakerinthevideo?Hopethat
helps.
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2April19at3:15pm

HeidyHazemGennyLearnEnglishokIwilltrythatthankyou
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GenevieveWhiteHelloeveryone!I'mGenevieve,oneoftheeducatorson
thecourse.Lookingforwardtohearingyourquestions!
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7April19at2:33pm

YeeYinWongHello,justcamehomefromwork.Hopingwontmissit.
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DavidLewisHelloYeeYin,youmadeitontime!Doyouhavea
questionforus?
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1April19at2:37pm

GenevieveWhiteHelloYee!Howareyoutoday?You'reinplenty
time,sodon'tworry.Areyouenjoyingthecoursesofar?
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1April19at2:37pm

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DavidLewisHelloeveryone,lookingforwardtoansweringyourquestions
today.
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7April19at2:33pm

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DavidLewisIt'stimetogonow,I'mafraid.Thanksfortheexcellentquestions.
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1April19at4:53pm

RosellaDeDianaWasShakespaereItalian?AsprofessorIuvaratoldus?
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2April19at3:15pm

GenevieveWhiteHelloRosella!No,Shakespearewasn'tItalian,but
heseemedtobefascinatedbyItaly!Manyofthisplaysaresetthere.
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RosellaDeDianaSinceI'mItalian,hopespringseternal!(Just
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GenevieveWhiteGoodbyeeveryone.Thanksforagreatchat.I'vereally
enjoyedansweringallyourquestions.SeeyouattheBlabonThursday,
hopefully!
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YeeYinWongDavid,couldyoujustnameoneortwotranswrightswhowere
asfamousasShakespeareorhiscompetitors?
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1April19at2:40pmEdited

DavidLewisBenJohnsonandChristopherMarlowearetwo
playwrightswhowerehiscontemporaries.
https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespearescontemporaries

Shakespeare'scontemporaries|
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YeeYinWonghahathanKsDavid
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'IwanttospeakEnglishfluently
Canuhelpmeplease?
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1April19at3:18pm

DavidLewisLearningalanguageinvolvesagreatdealofhardwork
andstudyifyouwanttobeverysuccessful,agoodstartisusingall
theonlineresourcesoftheLearnEnglishBritishCouncil.
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1April19at3:28pm

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CristianD.GarcaHi,whatdoyouthinkisShakespeare'sbestcontribution
toliteratureandlanguageingeneral?
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2April19at3:00pm

DavidLewisTheobviousanswer,Cristian,ishiswork!However,ona
daytodaybasis,thecreativityhehadinusingwordsandexpressions
hashadalonglastingeffectonpeopleallovertheworld.Thispage
givessomeexamplesofwritersinfluencedbyShakespeare.
http://www.shakespeareonline.com/.../shakespearewriter.html

Shakespeare'sInfluenceonOther
Writers
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1April19at3:04pm

GenevieveWhiteHelloCristian.Forme,Shakespeare'sgreatest
contributionistheliteracylegacyhehaslefttheworldthroughhis
plays,whichhavemanagedtoevolveovertheyearssothatthey
speakto21stcenturyaudiencesjustastheydidtoaudiencesinthe
16thcentury.Thestorylinesandcharactersofhisgreatestplays
continuetoinspirefilm,bookandtheatreadaptationsandIthinkthis
isbecauseascontemporaryplaywrightBenJonsononcesaid:"He
wasnotofanagebutforalltime!"
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2April19at3:06pm

CristianD.GarcaThanksDavidandGenny .Itisamazingthe
impactShakespearehasinpopularcultureandnotonlyinEnglish
speakingculturebutalsoinotherlanguagesandallovertheworld.
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GenevieveWhiteYes,IagreewithyouCristian!
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BuveneswaryPillaiIhopewegettolearnaboutShakespeare'sdramatic
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