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'''William Shakespeare''' (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an [[United Kingdom|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". | '''William Shakespeare''' (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an [[United Kingdom|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". | ||
Shakespeare wrote, among others, ''{{Wiki|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed Project Legacy]]'' - [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> | Shakespeare wrote, among others, ''{{Wiki|The Merchant of Venice}}''<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Bartholomew's Hospital]]</ref> and ''{{Wiki|A Midsummer Night's Dream}}''.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed Project Legacy]]'' - [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref> The former featured a Jewish villain, partially inspired by the execution of [[Roderigo Lopez]], the Jewish chief physician of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]], who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison the Queen.<ref name="ACPL"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In 1603, [[John Dee]], the former consultant of Queen Elizabeth I, attended a performace of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the [[Globe Theatre]] in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch the play, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at [[Vladislav Hall]] in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL"/> | *In 1603, [[John Dee]], the former consultant of Queen Elizabeth I, attended a performace of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the [[Globe Theatre]] in [[London]]. The following year, he sent a letter to [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], recommending her to watch the play, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, [[Johannes Leo]], would subsequently attend a performance of the play at [[Vladislav Hall]] in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL"/> | ||
*In the [[Database: Oak Island|database entry]] for [[Oak Island]], [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | *In the [[Database: Oak Island|database entry]] for [[Oak Island]], [[Shaun Hastings]] claimed that [[Francis Bacon]] had used [[William Kidd]]'s "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
*The title of one of [[Jacob Frye]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], [[Much Ado About Drinking]], was a reference to Shakespeare's play, {{Wiki|Much Ado About Nothing}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 3 March 2017
William Shakespeare (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".
Shakespeare wrote, among others, The Merchant of Venice[1] and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[2] The former featured a Jewish villain, partially inspired by the execution of Roderigo Lopez, the Jewish chief physician of Queen Elizabeth I, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1594 for attempting to poison the Queen.[2]
Trivia
- In 1603, John Dee, the former consultant of Queen Elizabeth I, attended a performace of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe Theatre in London. The following year, he sent a letter to Elizabeth Jane Weston, recommending her to watch the play, saying that he thought she would "find the subject matter of this play prevalent to [her] liking." Elizabeth and her husband, Johannes Leo, would subsequently attend a performance of the play at Vladislav Hall in Prague.[2]
- In the database entry for Oak Island, Shaun Hastings claimed that Francis Bacon had used William Kidd's "Money Pit" to store the original documents proving that he wrote the works of William Shakespeare, although Shaun quickly admitted that it was not true.[3]
- The title of one of Jacob Frye's genetic memories, Much Ado About Drinking, was a reference to Shakespeare's play, Much Ado About Nothing.[4]