Prince Hamlet delivers this speech in Act 3, Scene 1 of Hamlet. The speech explores the choice between life's pain and the possibility of death. Hamlet is alone, while Ophelia waits and Claudius and Polonius are concealed. The speech is considered a sincere soliloquy
Othello is the protagonist of Shakespeare's 1601-1604 play. Character's origin traced to Giraldi Cinthio's "Un Capitano Moro". Venetian general who becomes jealous of wife Desdemona's affair. His racial identity remains ambiguous: Maghrebi or Sub-Saharan African
David Michôd directed Netflix adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad. Film stars Timothée Chalamet as Henry V and Joel Edgerton as Falstaff. Filming took place in England and Hungary from June to August 2018. Released on Netflix on November 1, 2019
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets in his 1609 quarto. First 126 sonnets address young man, last 28 to mysterious 'dark lady'. All sonnets have fourteen lines and written in iambic pentameter. Themes include time, mortality, love, beauty, infidelity, and jealousy
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, including 126 addressed to Fair Youth. Sonnet 18 is one of Shakespeare's most famous works. Poem explores theme of immortalizing beauty through poetry
Written in 1590s, published in 1609. Follows Shakespearean sonnet form with 14 lines. Written in iambic pentameter with regular rhyme scheme