William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 67 (Analysis)

William Shakespeare’s – sonnet 67 is his only sonnet describing a painting – the ‘sitters’ in the “Tower of London Portrait” by John de Critz…

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Sonnet 91 by William Shakespeare (Analysis)

William Shakespeare’s “SOME” acronym appears ‘7’ times in the first quatrain of (S.91) alluding to Queen Elizabeth’s Godly 7th Sept. 1533 creation. ‘E’ for Elizabeth…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 14 (Analysis)

When our great author came to write (S.14) one particular day dominated his thinking – the day he was born! And while you may believe…

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‘The Essex/Christ Allusion’ In Tudor England by William Shakespeare

Expressing ‘Sacred 3’ across the Shakespeare cannon there are three iterations of “The Essex/Christ Allusion”, its nascent origin relating to the conviction for high-treason of…

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Love’s Martyr by Robert Chester

If you Google the name “Robert Chester” the following is what Wikipedia says: Despite attempts to identify Chester no information has ever emerged to indicate…

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When was the schwa /ə/ first used in English Texts?

The Schwa e – When was the schwa /ə/ first used in English Texts?The answer 1601 The schwa sound being by far the most common…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 99 (Analysis of the ‘Culler-ful’ Elizabethans)

Sonnet 99 by William Shakespeare relates to the year 1599 as it is the only Shakespearean sonnet with fifteen lines, “a summer’s story” in fact…

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With the Breath thou Giv’st and Tak’st –
Myth, Truth and Prophesy in ‘The Phoenix and the Turtle’ by William Shakespeare

Preface: “With the Breath thou Giv’st and Tak’st”. “The Phoenix and the Turtle” by William Shakespeare – his most famous metaphysical poem from 1601 has…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 133 (Analysis)

Sonnet 133 by William Shakespeare is heavily influenced by the sonnet number in which our great author sees both division and unity between the numbers…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 111 (Analysis)

Sonnet 111 by ‘William Shakespeare’ shows us the significance of the numbers ‘111’ which identify this particular sonnet. Our great author firmly believed all princes…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 33 (Analysis)

Sonnet 33 by William Shakespeare I believe to be his most important sonnet as it unveils to us in line ‘IX’ the Godly words “my…

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William Shakespeare’s – Sonnet 20 (Analysis)

Sonnet 20 by William Shakespeare is a physiological portrait of Henry Wriothesley and written in celebration of his birthday 20th May 1574 – although I…

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