Poet of the week - William Shakespeare

Arts & Culture Poetry ( Intikhaab & Sho'ra-e-Gupshup)
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, 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”.

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[TH="align: left"]Born[/TH] Baptised 26 April 1564 (birth date unknown) [Stratford-upon-Avon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon), Warwickshire, England

[TH=“align: left”]Died[/TH]
23 April 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

[TH=“align: left”]Occupation[/TH]
Playwright, poet, actor

[TH=“align: left”]Nationality[/TH]
English

[TH=“align: left”]Period[/TH]
English Renaissance

[TH=“align: left”]Spouse(s)[/TH]
Anne Hathaway (m. 1582 – 1616)

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[TH=“align: left”]Relative(s)[/TH]

Let’s share a few of his poems.I think most of us might have had some of his poems at school.
I remember this one from school.

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All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
**

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Who was Bard of Avon?

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Shakespeare :@:

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why was he called so?

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The word "bard" is an ancient Gaelic term meaning "poet." In medieval England, Irleand, Scotland and Wales, bards were traveling poets who performed stories in exchange for money. Shakespeare is called The Bard because he is considered the greatest poet the world has ever known.Along with his nickname of The Bard, William Shakespeare is often referred to as the National Poet of England and the Bard of the Avon. The "of-Avon" comes from the fact that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

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The BESt (OR shud I say the easiest :D)

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice
In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws, and modern instances,
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,
His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again towards childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

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ye hi maine bhi school mai parhi thee

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Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

**Blow, blow, thou winter wind **
**Thou art not so unkind **
**As man's ingratitude; **
**Thy tooth is not so keen, **
**Because thou art not seen, **
**Although thy breath be rude. **

**Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: **
**Most freindship if feigning, most loving mere folly: **
**Then heigh-ho, the holly! **
**This life is most jolly. **

**Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky, **
**That does not bite so nigh **
**As benefits forgot: **
**Though thou the waters warp, **
**Thy sting is not so sharp **
**As a friend remembered not. **
**Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: **
**Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: **
**Then heigh-ho, the holly! **
**This life is most jolly. **

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khatam ho gai poetry Shakespeare ki. no one likes him :naak:

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shayad rumors jo hain k original nahi.churaye poetry hai unki..iss wajah se he aint popular:no:

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ye kis ne udai hai :sid:

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mainey tou apne CM se suna tha…
laaon unko katgharay mai ? :faizy:

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:hmmm: bachpan pe kahin hogi ye baat

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:no: apne poorey hosh-o-hawas mai unhone ye kaha tha

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I must have provided references. kacha hath nahin daala hoga

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kat gharey mai ana hai ? :faizy: