Ben Jonson (1572–1637) was an English poet and playwright who, like his contemporary, William Shakespeare, played a major role in forming English verse and drama. Unlike Shakespeare, however, Jonson ...

Your love and pity doth th’ impression fill Which vulgar scandal stamped upon my brow; For what care I who calls me well or ill, So you o’ergreen my bad, my good allow? You are my all the world, and I ...

Guest columnist Beth Ann Fennelly analyzes Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 for its enduring relevance. The sonnet describes a speaker's journey from self-pity and envy to finding joy through love. Shakespeare ...

Based on one of Willliam Shakespeare's poems, NCPA has collaborated for an adaptation. Lucrece is a dramatic adaptation of a Shakespeare poem, written in 1594. William Shakespeare was an English poet, ...