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Shakespeare's name is being temporarily removed from pub and street signs to support a campaign against a new film which questions whether the Bard was "a fraud".

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So you think you know a foul word or two? Shakespeare's insults, put downs and cussing were second to none, and with his insults Shakespeare was most certainly a master of his trade! Read our selection of the top 50 Shakespeare insults below, ordered alphabetically by quote, with play and act/scene listed too. From " a most notable coward" to "Villian, I have done thy mother" Shakespeare had an insult for any occassion.

Top 50 Shakespeare Insults:

1. "A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality."

All's Well That Ends Well (Act 3, Scene 6)

2. "Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!"

Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4)

3. "Away, you three-inch fool! "

The Taming of the Shrew (Act 3, Scene 3)

4. "Come, come, you froward and unable worms!"

The Taming Of The Shrew (Act 5, Scene 2)

5. "Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy."

Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3)

6. "His wit's as thick as a Tewkesbury mustard."

Henry IV Part 2 (Act 2, Scene 4)

7. "I am pigeon-liver'd and lack gall."

Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2)

8. "I am sick when I do look on thee "

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2, Scene 1)

9. "I must tell you friendly in your ear, sell when you can, you are not for all markets."

As You Like It (Act 3 Scene 5)

10. "If thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them."

Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1)

11. "I'll beat thee, but I would infect my hands."

Timon of Athens (Act 4, Scene 3)

12. "I scorn you, scurvy companion. "

Henry IV Part II (Act 2, Scene 4)

13. "Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee."

All's Well That Ends Well (Act 2, Scene 3)

14. "More of your conversation would infect my brain."

The Comedy of Erros (Act 2, Scene 1)

15. "My wife's a hobby horse!"

The Winter's Tale (Act 2, Scene 1)

16. "Peace, ye fat guts!"

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 2)

17. "Poisonous bunch-backed toad! "

Richard III (Act 1, Scene 3)

18. "The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril"

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 3, Scene 5)

19. "The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes."

The Comedy of Erros (Act 5, Scene 4)

20. "There's no more faith in thee than in a stewed prune."

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 3, Scene 3)

21. "Thine forward voice, now, is to speak well of thine friend; thine backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to detract."

The Tempest (Act 2, Scene 2)

22. "That trunk of humours, that bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloak-bag of guts, that roasted Manningtree ox with pudding in his belly, that reverend vice, that grey Iniquity, that father ruffian, that vanity in years?"

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 4)

23. "Thine face is not worth sunburning."

Henry V (Act 5, Scene 2)

24. "This woman's an easy glove, my lord, she goes off and on at pleasure."

All's Well That Ends Well (Act 5, Scene 3)

25. "Thou art a boil, a plague sore"

King Lear (Act 2, Scene 2)

26. "Was the Duke a flesh-monger, a fool and a coward?"

Measure For Measure (Act 5, Scene 1)

27. "Thou art as fat as butter."

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 4)

28. "Here is the babe, as loathsome as a toad."

Titus Andronicus (Act 4, Scene 3)

29. "Like the toad; ugly and venomous."

As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 1`)

30. "Thou art unfit for any place but hell."

Richard III (Act 1 Scene 2)

31. "Thou cream faced loon"

Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3)

32. "Thou clay-brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch!"

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 4 )

33. "Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat."

Henry V (Act 4, Scene 4)

34. "Thou elvish-mark'd, abortive, rooting hog!"

Richard III (Act 1, Scene 3 )

35. "Thou leathern-jerkin, crystal-button, knot-pated, agatering, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch!"

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 4)

36. "Thou lump of foul deformity"

Richard III (Act 1, Scene 2)

37. "That poisonous bunch-back'd toad!"

Richard III (Act 1, Scene 3)

38. "Thou sodden-witted lord! Thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows "

Troilus and Cressida (Act 2, Scene 1)

39. "Thou subtle, perjur'd, false, disloyal man!"

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Act 4, Scene 2)

40. "Thou whoreson zed , thou unnecessary letter!"

King Lear (Act 2, Scene 2 )

41. "Thy sin's not accidental, but a trade."

Shakespeare Insult 45 - Measure For Measure (Act 3, Scene 1)

42. "Thy tongue outvenoms all the worms of Nile."

Cymbeline (Act 3, Scene 4)

43. "Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon"

Timon of Athens (Act 4, Scene 3)

44. "Would thou wouldst burst!"

Timon of Athens (Act 4, Scene 3)

45. "You poor, base, rascally, cheating lack-linen mate! "

Henry IV Part II (Act 2, Scene 4)

46. "You are as a candle, the better burnt out."

Henry IV Part 2 (Act 1, Scene 2)

47. "You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!"

Henry IV Part 2 (Act 2, Scene 1)

48. "You starvelling, you eel-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, you bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish-O for breath to utter what is like thee!-you tailor's-yard, you sheath, you bow-case, you vile standing tuck!"

Henry IV Part 1 (Act 2, Scene 4)

49. "Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscuit after voyage."

Shakespeare Insult 45 - As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7)

50. "Virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese."

All's Well That Ends Well (Act 1, Scene 1)

51. "Villain, I have done thy mother"

Titus Andronicus (Act 4, Scene 2)

Shakespeare Insult Generator:

Got the hang of Shakespeare's insult style and want to try your own? Have a go using the chart below. Simply combine one word from each of the 3 text columns below, and prefix with a "Thou":

Shakespeare Insult Infographic:

This stunning Shakespeare insult chart was put together by Charley Chartwell. It charts 100 of Shakespeare's greatest zingers, sorted by topic, with each insult labelled with the play it comes from. Size is 18×24 inches, and available to buy here >>

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Interesting information about the life and times of William Shakespeare the Actor and the
Globe Theatre of Elizabethan London, England

Short Biography of the life of William Shakespeare the Actor and the Globe Theatre
The following biography information provides basic facts about the life William Shakespeare the Actor:

Lifespan - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Family - Father was John Shakespeare and mother was Mary Arden. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children - Susannah, Judith and Hamnet

Acting Troupes: From 1594 on, the plays of William Shakespeare were performed exclusively by the acting company known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men (1594-1603) and the King's Men

Career - Actor, theatrical entrepreneur and playwright

The reputation of the early Elizabethan Actors was not good and any were viewed as no better than rogues and vagabonds - actors were not trusted. The standing of actors improved when the purpose-built theatres were introduced and some Elizabethan actors became the equivalent of today's superstars.

Facts, Timeline & History of the life of William Shakespeare the Elizabethan Actor
The following are additional facts, in a timeline, about the life and history of William Shakespeare the Actor:

1564 April 23 William Shakespeare was born

1564 April 26,William Shakespeare's baptism

1582 November 28, A Marriage Bond on the episcopal register records issue to William Shagspeare and Anne Hathwey of Shottery, Stratford

1583 May 26, The baptism of Susanna Shakespear. Susanna was the Shakespeares' first child, born six months after the wedding of her parents

1585 William's twins, Hamnet and Judith Shakespeare, were born

1594 The Lord Chamberlain's Company (formally known as 'Lord Stranges Men' was formed

1598 Shakespeare and other members of the company financed the building of the Globe Theatre

1599 The Globe is built on Bankside

1603 James the VI of Scotland, the son of Mary Queen of Scots, became the new monarch, known in England as King James I

1603 May 19, The King's Men acting troupe forms

1608 Shakespeare is mentioned as one of "the mens' players" (The King's Men)

1608 King's Men buy the Blackfriars Theatre Shakespeare, became part owner in the theatre

1613 June 29, Fire at the Globe Theatre

1614 Globe Theatre was rebuilt

1614 Shakespeare wrote his final play - The Two Noble Kinsmen

1616 March 25, William Shakespeare signs his will

1616 April 23, William Shakespeare dies

1616 April 25, Burial of William Shakespeare in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford

1623 'The First Folio' is published

The Performances of William Shakespeare the Elizabethan Actor
It is not known exactly how many roles Shakespeare played himself but we do know that Shakespeare had began his career on the stage by 1592, because there is reference to this in Robert Greene's Groatsworth of Wit. It is probable that Shakespeare played the title role in Edward I (a play by Edward Peele) in 1593. It is also assumed that he played smaller roles in a variety of his own plays, including As You Like It (Adam), Macbeth (King Duncan), Henry IV (King Henry), and Hamlet (Hamlet's father). Shakespeare's first biographer, Nicholas Rowe, referred to a role by William Shakespeare as "the Ghost in his own Hamlet" and that he was "the top of his performance"

The Chamberlain's Men Acting Troupe
The Chamberlain's Men, of which William Shakespeare was a founder member, were the most important company of players in Elizabethan England and led by the Burbage family and William Shakespeare. Initially known as known as Hunsdon's Men, whose patron was Henry Carey the first Lord Hunsdon. Hunsdon then took office as the Lord Chamberlain. The Chamberlain's Men were taken under the royal patronage of James I in March 1603 and were then known as the King's Men. The main rivals of the Chamberlain's Men were the Admiral's Men Acting Troupe led by Edward Alleyn and Phillip Henslowe.

Documented facts about William Shakespeare - Elizabethan actor
The following documented facts are related to William Shakespeare and his life as an Elizabethan actor together with details of his relationship with fellow actors.

The Lord Chamberlain's Men were licensed as the King's Men on 19 May 1603. The document lists "Lawrence Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage, Augustyne Phillippes, Iohn Heninges, Henrie Condell, William Sly, Robert Armyn, Richard Cowly" as members of the troupe.

On 15 March 1604 King James, Queen Anne, and Prince Henry rode through the City of London in a royal entry postponed from the previous summer because of the plague. An account by Sir George Home, who was Master of the Great Wardrobe, lists the names of "Players" who were each given four yards of red cloth apiece for the investiture of King James in London on 15 March 1604. The actors who were named were "William Shakespeare, Augustine Phillipps, Lawrence Fletcher, John Hemminges, Richard Burbidge, William Slye, Robert Armyn, Henry Cundell, and Richard Cowley."

On 15 March 1595,the Treasurer of the Queen's Chamber paid "William Kempe William Shakespeare & Richarde Burbage servants to the Lord Chamberleyne" for their performances at court in Greenwich on 26th and 27th December 1594

The cast list for Jonson's Sejanus, performed in 1603, includes "Ric. Burbadge, Aug. Philips, Will. Sly, Ioh. Lowin, Will. Shake-Speare, Ioh. Hemings, Hen. Condel, and Alex. Cooke."

The will of Augustine Phillips who died on 4 May 1605 bequeathed "to my Fellowe William Shakespeare a thirty shillings peece in gould, To my Fellowe Henry Condell one other thirty shillinge peece in gould..."

The 1616 Folio of Ben Jonson's Works contained cast lists for his plays. The cast list for Jonson's Every Man in His Humor, which was performed in 1598, includes "Will Shakespeare, Aug. Philips, Hen. Condel, Will. Slye, Will. Kempe, Ric. Burbadge, Ioh. Hemings, Tho. Pope, Chr. Beeston, and Ioh. Duke.". The cast list for Jonson's Sejanus, performed in 1603, includes "Ric. Burbadge, Aug. Philips, Will. Sly, Ioh. Lowin, Will. Shake-Speare, Ioh. Hemings, Hen. Condel, and Alex. Cooke."

The account of Sir George Home, Master of the Great Wardrobe, lists the names of "Players" who were given four yards of red cloth apiece for the investiture of King James in London on 15 March 1604. They are "William Shakespeare, Augustine Phillipps, Lawrence Fletcher, John Hemminges, Richard Burbidge, William Slye, Robert Armyn, Henry Cundell, and Richard Cowley." Here Shakespeare appears first among his fellows.

In his will, William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon left a bequest "to my ffellowes John Hemynge Richard Burbage & Henry Cundell a peece to buy them Ringes."

William Shakespeare the Actor Interesting Facts and information about the History, Life & Times of the famous Elizabethan actor, William Shakespeare the Actor. Additional details, facts and information about the Globe Theatre and other actors can be accessed via the Globe Theatre Sitemap.

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The Mystery Between Stratford and London

by J. M. Pressley, SRC Editor

Shakespeare Fun Fact

Although no direct descendants of William Shakespeare survived past the seventeenth century, there are still descendants alive today of his sister, Joan Hart.

William Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the history of Western literature. His plays have been performed for over 400 years. Yet we know very little about Shakespeare as a person. Only a few records have survived over the centuries, like the date of his christening, some legal documents, and his last will and testament. If Shakespeare wrote any letters to his friends or kept manuscript copies of the plays he wrote, no one has ever found them. We don't even have evidence that Shakespeare owned any books.

One of the biggest mysteries about William Shakespeare, however, is that he completely disappears for more than seven years. When he was 21 years old, Shakespeare was married with three children and living in the small town of Stratford in England. Seven years later, he was living in London as resident playwright and part owner of a theater company. Nobody knows just what Shakespeare was doing for all those years in between.

In fact, the first attempt at any kind of coherent biography wasn't until 1709, nearly a century after Shakespeare had died. Much of the source material by then consisted of anecdotes and gossip rather than any documented evidence. Compounding the problem, all of Shakespeare's direct line died well before the eighteenth century, leaving neither descended heirs nor family lore to help round out our knowledge of the man.

The earliest and most common tale was related around 1616 by a clergyman in Gloucestershire by the name of Richard Davies. According to Davies, Shakespeare was known to poach deer and rabbits on the property of local landowner Sir Thomas Lucy, who "who oft had him whipped and sometimes imprisoned." Rowe elaborated that Shakespeare eventually left Stratford to avoid Lucy's punishment. Rowe even says that Shakespeare lampooned Lucy in a ballad, and there are those that believe Justice Shallow of The Merry Wives of Windsor is based largely upon Shakespeare's supposed tormentor. There is no evidence, though, that any of it ever happened, and most scholars do not believe the story credible.

In the late 1600s, John Aubrey's Brief Lives spoke of Shakespeare as a schoolmaster in rural England for at least part of those years. This story is considered more believable since it comes from the son of an actor who had been in Shakespeare's theater company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. It also helps to explain how Shakespeare may have gotten more education between leaving Stratford and arriving in London. However, there is no documentary evidence to support this tale, either.

In 1985, noted scholar E. A. J. Honigmann put forth a startling new theory in his work Shakespeare: The Lost Years. Based on some admittedly circumstantial documentary evidence, he proposes that Shakespeare served a wealthy Catholic family in Lancashire, and that Shakespeare was likely a recusant Catholic himself, which may have prompted his departure from Stratford. The theory hinges on the reference to a "William Shakeshafte" in the will of Alexander Hoghton, in which there is also mention of costumes and musical instruments. Honigmann's premise remains a theory, albeit an intriguing one, in the absence of definitive proof.

This period continues to be the subject of much speculation. Other popular-if apocryphal-tales have Shakespeare leaving Stratford with a traveling troupe of actors, or working as a soldier, law clerk, butcher, glover, scrivener, or merchant. One story even puts a young Shakespeare in London, holding horses outside of theaters for patrons. These are overwhelmingly tall tales with roughly the same legitimacy as George Washington chopping down the cherry tree. Only Shakespeare knows for certain what happened during his "Lost Years," and he didn't leave behind any clues.

Sources

Bevington, David, ed. The Complete Works of Shakespeare—5th ed. New York: Longman, 2003.

Honigmann, E. A. J. Shakespeare: The "Lost Years". Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1985.

Schoenbaum, Sam. William Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Wood, Michael. In Search of Shakespeare. London: BBC Books, 2005.

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Shakespeare Resource Center - Shakespeare's Lost Years

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William Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the history of Western literature. His plays have been performed for over 400 years. Yet we know very little about Shakespeare as a person. One of the biggest mysteries about William Shakespeare is that he completely disappears for more than seven years.

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Shakespeare's Parents
Shakespeare's father, John, came to Stratford from Snitterfield before 1532 as an apprentice glover and tanner of leathers. John Shakespeare prospered and began to deal in farm products and wool. It is recorded that he bought a house in 1552 (the date that he first appears in the town records), and bought more property in 1556. Because John Shakespeare owned one house on Greenhill Street and two houses on Henley Street, the exact location of William's birth cannot be known for certain.
Sometime between 1556 and 1558 John Shakespeare married Mary Arden, the daughter of the wealthy Robert Arden of Wilmecote and owner of the sixty-acre farm called Asbies. The wedding would have most likely taken place in Mary Arden's parish church at Aston Cantlow, the burial place of Robert Arden, and, although there is no evidence of strong piety on either side of the family, it would have been a Catholic service, since Queen Mary I was the reigning monarch.

We assume neither John nor Mary could write -- John used a pair of glovers' compasses as his signature while Mary used a running horse -- but it did not prevent them from becoming important members of the community. John Shakespeare was elected to a multitude of civic positions, including ale-taster of the borough (Stratford had a long-reaching reputation for its brewing) in 1557, chamberlain of the borough in 1561, alderman in 1565, (a position which came with free education for his children at the Stratford Grammar School), high bailiff, or mayor, in 1568, and chief alderman in 1571. Due to his important civic duties, he rightfully sought the title of gentleman and applied for his coat-of-arms in 1570 (see picture on left). However, for unspecific reasons the application was abruptly withdrawn, and within the next few years, for reasons just as mystifying, John Shakespeare would go from wealthy business owner and dedicated civil servant to debtor and absentee council member.

By 1578 he was behind in his taxes and stopped paying the statutory aldermanic subscription for poor relief. In 1579, he had to mortgage Mary Shakespeare's estate, Asbies, to pay his creditors. In 1580 he was fined 40 pounds for missing a court date and in 1586 the town removed him from the board of aldermen due to lack of attendance. By 1590, John Shakespeare owned only his house on Henley Street and, in 1592 he was fined for not attending church.

However, near the very end of John Shakespeare's life, it seems that his social and economic standing was again beginning to flourish. He once again applied to the College of Heralds for a coat-of-arms in 1596, and, due likely to the success of William in London, this time his wish was granted. On October 20 of that year, by permission of the Garter King of Arms (the Queen's aid in such matters) "the said John Shakespeare, Gentlemen, and...his children, issue and posterity" were lawfully entitled to display the gold coat-of-arms, with a black banner bearing a silver spear (a visual representation of the family name "Shakespeare"). The coat-of-arms could then be displayed on their door and all their personal items. The motto was Non sanz droict or not without right. The reason cited for granting the coat-of-arms was John Shakespeare's grandfather's faithful service to Henry VII, but no specifics were given as to what service he actually performed. The coat-of-arms appears on Shakespeare's tomb in Stratford.

In 1599 John Shakespeare was reinstated on the town council, but died a short time later, in 1601. He was probably near seventy years old and he had been married for forty-four years. Mary Shakespeare died in 1608 and was buried on September 9.

How to cite this article:
Mabillard, Amanda.Shakespeare of Stratford: Shakespeare's Parents. Shakespeare Online. 18 Sept. 2000. < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespeareparents.html >.

References
Rowse, A.L. Shakespeare the Man. London: Macmillan, 1973.
Speaight, Robert. Shakespeare: The Man and his Achievement. New York: Stein and Day, 1977.
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Shakespeare's father, John, came to Stratford from Snitterfield before 1532 as an apprentice glover and tanner of leathers. John Shakespeare prospered and began to deal in farm products and wool. It is recorded that he bought a house in 1552 (the date that he first appears in the town records), and bought more property in 1556.