Shakespeare exhibition reveals 'the man and his creative process'

King’s College London joins with National Archives to mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death

Published on
February 3, 2016
Last updated
July 13, 2016

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The By me William Shakespeare: A life in writing exhibition can be seen at King’s College London until 29 May.

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Oh, dear. You failed to report that the infamous will contains nothing that indicates the life of a writer. Or, that the rings left to his "fellow actors" were interlineations inserted *after the fact. Sound fishy? No wonder Henry James believed "the divine William is the biggest and most successful fraud ever practiced on a patient world.” What was left out of the will? Expensive books, plays, manuscripts, unfinished works, personal costumes or props, a writing desk, any mention of a personal library, or anything that might prove the life of a writer or man of the theatre. The academy says that all these items were on an inventory list which is now "lost". How convenient.

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