Happy birthday, William Shakespeare!

Happy birthday, William Shakespeare!

For goodness sake, it is not a foregone conclusion that all is doom and gloom. I refuse to budge an inch from my belief that all will be well.  All the phrases in italics are attributed to William Shakespeare, that great master of words, who was born on this day in 1564 and died on this day in […]

Happy Birthday, Will!

Happy Birthday, Will!

Although it isn’t conclusive, it is believed that William Shakespeare was born on this day, 1564. It is well documented that he died April 23, 1616. What a lot happened between those dates! The world of literature and, indeed, the English language is far richer than it would have been if that great playwright had […]