Legacy: The Artists Behind The Legends

William Shakespeare, the “Bard of Avon”, was a 16th-17th century English playwright, actor, and poet, a man widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. In grand total, Billy boasts 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other short works, and these pieces have all been translated into EVERY MAJOR living language, with his plays being performed more than those of any other playwright…ever. To date, no other writer’s reputation compares to his. Shakespeare was a writer of great intellect, with incredible perceptions of his characters brought to life with an unparalleled poetic power. Unlike so many before him, Shakespeare brought the stage to life, humanizing the performers of his plays and drawing the audience to invest into the play, as if they too were sucked into his imaginative story. For two decades, Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men were THE sought-after entertainment, from English royalty down to the poorest of the poor, the only exception being the Purit