This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. While most of us know ...

"In a pickle", "with bated breath", or "a wild goose chase" – many of the words and phrases coined by William Shakespeare are still in use today. On the 400th anniversary of the publication of the ...

Below are 12 Shakespearean words that quietly changed their meaning over the last few centuries. In Shakespeare's time, ...

Julius Caesar was written in 1599 and is believed to be one of the first plays to be performed in the Globe Theatre in London. The monologue to be beamed into space was recorded by actor Ian Currie, ...

William Shakespeare invented many words but some were more successful than others(Universal History Archive/Getty Images) From 'bump' to 'zany', Shakespeare is ...

Like Precalculus and Newton's laws, Shakespeare's plays are among the most groaned-about high school topics, begetting the complaint: "When will I ever need to know about this in real life?" Turns out ...

This month marks the 452nd anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare as well as the 400th anniversary of his death. Both of these monumental events occurred in the English village of ...

The Boston Public Library has been honoring the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with exhibitions of rare first and early editions of many of his plays. The library holds a vast ...

A new two-CD set features music inspired by Shakespeare as well as actors reading his work. Critic Lloyd Schwartz says any excuse to honor the master playwright is a good one. This is FRESH AIR. This ...

FORT WORTH, Texas | When he was putting pen to paper in 17th-century London, it seems unlikely that William Shakespeare would suspect that four centuries later gardeners would be reading his works and ...

Though a considerable number of Shakespeare films were made during the silent era, performing a wordless Shakespeare play has generally been unthinkable since. Shakespeare was a poet. He’s remembered ...