William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/;26 April 1564 (baptised)– 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, which has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, sexuality, and religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
William Shakespeare, Jr. (c. 1869–June 25, 1950) was an American inventor.
He invented the level-winding fishing reel. Shakespeare also founded and was one of the key people of Shakespeare Fishing Tackle. which he founded in 1897, as a fisherman aiming to improve the fishing-reel mechanism.
Shakespeare's funerary monument is the earliest memorial to the playwright, located inside Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK, the same church in which he was baptised. The exact date of its construction is not known, but must have been between Shakespeare's death in 1616 and 1623, when it is mentioned in the First Folio of the playwright's works.
The monument, by Gerard Johnson, is mounted on a wall above Shakespeare's grave. It features a bust of the poet, who holds a quill pen in one hand and a piece of paper in another. His arms are resting on a cushion. Above him is the Shakespeare family's coat of arms, on either side of which stands two allegorical figures: one, representing Labour, holds a spade, the other, representing Rest, holds a torch and a skull.
"Come Live With Me" is a single from synthpop trio Heaven 17 which appeared on the album The Luxury Gap. It was written by all three members. The single was released in mid-1983 and peaked at #5 in the UK, spending 11 weeks on the chart. This would be the band's last top 10 hit in the UK singles chart until 1992 which saw the release of "Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix)".
The track peaked at #2 on the Readers charts for Number One magazine. Record Mirror's list for Top 12" singles featured the single at number #9.
The track remains one of Heaven 17's most performed songs.
"Come Live with Me' is a 1973 single written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by Roy Clark. "Come Live with Me" was Roy Clark's twelfth hit on the country chart and his only number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.
William Valentine "Bill" Shakespeare (September 27, 1912 – January 17, 1974) was an American football player. He played at the halfback position, and also handled punting, for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams from 1933 to 1935. He gained his greatest acclaim for throwing the winning touchdown pass as time ran off the clock in Notre Dame's 1935 victory over Ohio State, a game that was voted the best game in the first 100 years of college football. Shakespeare was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1935 and was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Sharing the same name as "The Bard of Avon", Shakespeare earned nicknames including "The Bard of Staten Island", "The Bard of South Bend", and "The Merchant of Menace."
Biography
Early years
Shakespeare was born on Staten Island, New York. His father, Valentine Shakespeare, was a New York City firefighter and the captain of Fire Company 163. The family claimed to be direct descendants of the famed writer William Shakespeare. The younger Shakespeare became a star football player at Staten Island's Port Richmond High School. He showed particular talent as a punter and later told reporters that he had trained his pet fox terrier to retrieve his punts as he practiced his technique.
Come Live With Me - Marlowe, Corkine, and Shakespeare (Merry Wives of Windsor)
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Renaissance way! I hope you enjoy my arrangement of “Come Live with Me,” which I performed as part of the musical pre-show I designed for Coronado Playhouse’s 2010 production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I won awards from both the Coronado Playhouse and San Diego ACT (Aubrey Awards) for my work on and in the show - for sound design, musical direction, and acting (as Ursula/Balthasar)! It was a wonderful challenge that has inspired a lot of very enjoyable work!
Thanks to John Pauter for the archival footage!
I created a simple accompaniment for the melody my arrangement is based on, which was composed by William Corkine (published in 1612, "Second Booke of Ayres" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Corkine Listen to a lovely rendition ...
published: 14 Feb 2017
Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare's Globe)
The only one of Shakespeare's plays to be set within his own class and country, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a farcical tale centring on the wily attempts of Sir John Falstaff to relieve his drinking debts through swindling and seduction. Featuring Christopher Benjamin in the title role, deftly supported by Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, this critically-acclaimed production was described by the Daily Telegraph as brimming with 'humanity, ingenuity and irresistible charm'. A performance guaranteed to entertain.
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Dr Caius: Philip Bird
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Nym: Gregory Gudgeon
George Page: Michael Garner
Meg Page: Serena Evans
Anne Page: Ceri-Lyn Cissone
Alice Ford: Sarah Woodward
Director: Ch...
published: 27 Apr 2012
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Pearce Quigley on Falstaff | The Merry Wives of Windsor (2019) | Shakespeare's Globe
Join us behind the scenes with the hilarious Pearce Quigley, who portrays Falstaff in our latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Directed by Elle White, this production stars Olivier Award-nominated Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford, Sarah Finigan as Mistress Page and Pearce Quigley as Falstaff. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Join us for our free YouTube Premiere of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday 1 June 2020.
https://youtu.be/nBlQ3z3GRjs
#TheMerryWivesofWindsor #GlobePlayer
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Renaissance way! I hope you enjoy my arrangement of “Come Live with Me,” which I performed as part of the musical pre-show I desi...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Renaissance way! I hope you enjoy my arrangement of “Come Live with Me,” which I performed as part of the musical pre-show I designed for Coronado Playhouse’s 2010 production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I won awards from both the Coronado Playhouse and San Diego ACT (Aubrey Awards) for my work on and in the show - for sound design, musical direction, and acting (as Ursula/Balthasar)! It was a wonderful challenge that has inspired a lot of very enjoyable work!
Thanks to John Pauter for the archival footage!
I created a simple accompaniment for the melody my arrangement is based on, which was composed by William Corkine (published in 1612, "Second Booke of Ayres" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Corkine Listen to a lovely rendition of it, with all verses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVlX7loEZA ).
As for the lyrics…
Sir Hugh sings a ballad with this text in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor (first published in 1602, though likely written before 1597 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor ) - so I had always attributed it to Shakespeare.
The poem itself, however, seems to be “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” written by Christopher Marlowe (who died in 1593. Find the entire text here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44675#poem and a website dedicated to the poem, including the tune here: https://comelivewithmeballad.wordpress.com/tune/ )
So... what’s a Marlowe poem (uncredited?) doing in Shakespeare’s play? I’d love to find out!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Renaissance way! I hope you enjoy my arrangement of “Come Live with Me,” which I performed as part of the musical pre-show I designed for Coronado Playhouse’s 2010 production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I won awards from both the Coronado Playhouse and San Diego ACT (Aubrey Awards) for my work on and in the show - for sound design, musical direction, and acting (as Ursula/Balthasar)! It was a wonderful challenge that has inspired a lot of very enjoyable work!
Thanks to John Pauter for the archival footage!
I created a simple accompaniment for the melody my arrangement is based on, which was composed by William Corkine (published in 1612, "Second Booke of Ayres" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Corkine Listen to a lovely rendition of it, with all verses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVlX7loEZA ).
As for the lyrics…
Sir Hugh sings a ballad with this text in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor (first published in 1602, though likely written before 1597 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor ) - so I had always attributed it to Shakespeare.
The poem itself, however, seems to be “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” written by Christopher Marlowe (who died in 1593. Find the entire text here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44675#poem and a website dedicated to the poem, including the tune here: https://comelivewithmeballad.wordpress.com/tune/ )
So... what’s a Marlowe poem (uncredited?) doing in Shakespeare’s play? I’d love to find out!
The only one of Shakespeare's plays to be set within his own class and country, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a farcical tale centring on the wily attempts of S...
The only one of Shakespeare's plays to be set within his own class and country, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a farcical tale centring on the wily attempts of Sir John Falstaff to relieve his drinking debts through swindling and seduction. Featuring Christopher Benjamin in the title role, deftly supported by Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, this critically-acclaimed production was described by the Daily Telegraph as brimming with 'humanity, ingenuity and irresistible charm'. A performance guaranteed to entertain.
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Dr Caius: Philip Bird
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Nym: Gregory Gudgeon
George Page: Michael Garner
Meg Page: Serena Evans
Anne Page: Ceri-Lyn Cissone
Alice Ford: Sarah Woodward
Director: Christopher Luscombe
Music: Nigel Hess
Available from Opus Arte on DVD
http://www.opusarte.com/en/shakespeare-the-merry-wives-of-windsor-globe-theatre.html
Our latest catalogue is now available online as a "page-turner" PDF.
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The only one of Shakespeare's plays to be set within his own class and country, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a farcical tale centring on the wily attempts of Sir John Falstaff to relieve his drinking debts through swindling and seduction. Featuring Christopher Benjamin in the title role, deftly supported by Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, this critically-acclaimed production was described by the Daily Telegraph as brimming with 'humanity, ingenuity and irresistible charm'. A performance guaranteed to entertain.
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Dr Caius: Philip Bird
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Nym: Gregory Gudgeon
George Page: Michael Garner
Meg Page: Serena Evans
Anne Page: Ceri-Lyn Cissone
Alice Ford: Sarah Woodward
Director: Christopher Luscombe
Music: Nigel Hess
Available from Opus Arte on DVD
http://www.opusarte.com/en/shakespeare-the-merry-wives-of-windsor-globe-theatre.html
Our latest catalogue is now available online as a "page-turner" PDF.
http://www.opusartecatalogue.com/
Please 'Like' us at http://www.facebook.com/opusarte
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Pastime with Goode Company · The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tales from Windsor's Tavern
℗ 2007 The Merry Wives of Windsor
Released...
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Pastime with Goode Company · The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tales from Windsor's Tavern
℗ 2007 The Merry Wives of Windsor
Released on: 2007-01-01
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Pastime with Goode Company · The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tales from Windsor's Tavern
℗ 2007 The Merry Wives of Windsor
Released on: 2007-01-01
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Join us behind the scenes with the hilarious Pearce Quigley, who portrays Falstaff in our latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Directed by Elle Wh...
Join us behind the scenes with the hilarious Pearce Quigley, who portrays Falstaff in our latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Directed by Elle White, this production stars Olivier Award-nominated Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford, Sarah Finigan as Mistress Page and Pearce Quigley as Falstaff. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Join us for our free YouTube Premiere of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday 1 June 2020.
https://youtu.be/nBlQ3z3GRjs
#TheMerryWivesofWindsor #GlobePlayer
Join us behind the scenes with the hilarious Pearce Quigley, who portrays Falstaff in our latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Directed by Elle White, this production stars Olivier Award-nominated Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford, Sarah Finigan as Mistress Page and Pearce Quigley as Falstaff. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Join us for our free YouTube Premiere of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday 1 June 2020.
https://youtu.be/nBlQ3z3GRjs
#TheMerryWivesofWindsor #GlobePlayer
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Renaissance way! I hope you enjoy my arrangement of “Come Live with Me,” which I performed as part of the musical pre-show I designed for Coronado Playhouse’s 2010 production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I won awards from both the Coronado Playhouse and San Diego ACT (Aubrey Awards) for my work on and in the show - for sound design, musical direction, and acting (as Ursula/Balthasar)! It was a wonderful challenge that has inspired a lot of very enjoyable work!
Thanks to John Pauter for the archival footage!
I created a simple accompaniment for the melody my arrangement is based on, which was composed by William Corkine (published in 1612, "Second Booke of Ayres" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Corkine Listen to a lovely rendition of it, with all verses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVlX7loEZA ).
As for the lyrics…
Sir Hugh sings a ballad with this text in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor (first published in 1602, though likely written before 1597 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor ) - so I had always attributed it to Shakespeare.
The poem itself, however, seems to be “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” written by Christopher Marlowe (who died in 1593. Find the entire text here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44675#poem and a website dedicated to the poem, including the tune here: https://comelivewithmeballad.wordpress.com/tune/ )
So... what’s a Marlowe poem (uncredited?) doing in Shakespeare’s play? I’d love to find out!
The only one of Shakespeare's plays to be set within his own class and country, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a farcical tale centring on the wily attempts of Sir John Falstaff to relieve his drinking debts through swindling and seduction. Featuring Christopher Benjamin in the title role, deftly supported by Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, this critically-acclaimed production was described by the Daily Telegraph as brimming with 'humanity, ingenuity and irresistible charm'. A performance guaranteed to entertain.
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Benjamin
Dr Caius: Philip Bird
Mistress Quickly: Sue Wallace
Nym: Gregory Gudgeon
George Page: Michael Garner
Meg Page: Serena Evans
Anne Page: Ceri-Lyn Cissone
Alice Ford: Sarah Woodward
Director: Christopher Luscombe
Music: Nigel Hess
Available from Opus Arte on DVD
http://www.opusarte.com/en/shakespeare-the-merry-wives-of-windsor-globe-theatre.html
Our latest catalogue is now available online as a "page-turner" PDF.
http://www.opusartecatalogue.com/
Please 'Like' us at http://www.facebook.com/opusarte
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Pastime with Goode Company · The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tales from Windsor's Tavern
℗ 2007 The Merry Wives of Windsor
Released on: 2007-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Join us behind the scenes with the hilarious Pearce Quigley, who portrays Falstaff in our latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Directed by Elle White, this production stars Olivier Award-nominated Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford, Sarah Finigan as Mistress Page and Pearce Quigley as Falstaff. The Windsor Locals appear courtesy of Soldiers’ Arts Academy, London Bubble and Clean Break.
Join us for our free YouTube Premiere of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Monday 1 June 2020.
https://youtu.be/nBlQ3z3GRjs
#TheMerryWivesofWindsor #GlobePlayer
William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/;26 April 1564 (baptised)– 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, which has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, sexuality, and religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Of all the things I want in the world Is to have you to come live with me And be my girl You see, I've done a lot of playing around Big cities and some smaller towns A lot of girls, they knew my name And were fascinated by my game But finally there comes a time When one leaves his past behind Because he meets a girl like you The likes of which he never knew Love is here And I know it's here to stay So please, my dear, believe me when I say Just as long as fire is hot Girl, you have all the love I've got Come live with me, girl I've never been in love at all Never thought I'd ever fall But you touched my heart and soul And you took complete control Everyday you're on my mind I think about you all the time Just how beautiful it would be If you were constantly with me Making love with you Is a joy I've never known I know you feel it too So let me take you home 'Cause just as long as fire is hot Girl you have all the love I've got Come live with me And just as long as the world is round I swear, I'll never let you down Please live with me, girl I'll try very hard to be The man that you want me to be I'll do anything to satisfy I don't want to make you cry True love and security Are two things a women needs And these things I promise to give Just as long as I shall live Love is here And I know it's here to stay So please, my dear, believe me when I say Just as long as fire is hot Girl you have all the love I've got Come live with me, girl And just as long as the world is round I swear, I'll never let you down Please live with me, girl Just as long as fire is hot Girl you have all the love I've got Come live with me, girl And just as long as the world is round I swear, I'll never let you down Come live with me, yeah, yeah And just as long as fire is hot You know, you've have all the love I've got Come live with me, girl And just as long as the world is round I swear, I'll never let you down Please live with me And just as long as fire is hot Girl, you have all the love I've got Come live with me, yeah And just as long as the world is round I swear, I'll never let you down You got to promise me that you'll Come live with me And just as long as fire is hot You know that you have all the love I've got