William Shakespeare: Difference between revisions

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Shakespeare was an uneducated rural actor, later turned playwright. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]'') Shakespeare married [[Anne Hathaway]] in [[1582]] and they went on to have three children; [[Susan (The Kingmaker)|Susanna]] was born shortly after they married, with twins [[Judith Shakespeare|Judith]] and [[Hamnet Shakespeare|Hamnet]] born in [[1585]]. Some time after 1585, he moved to [[London]] where he started his career as an actor, poet and playwright. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'')

The [[Shakespeare Notebooks]], a collection of works supposedly written by Shakespeare which [[The Shakespeare Notebooks|an academic publication]] invited the reader "to determine whether you believe the Shakespeare Notebooks are indeed genuine, or an elaborate [[hoax]]" for themselves, held a different account of Marlowe's death. This account held that it was {{Ainley}} who tried to prevent Marlowe's death by taking him away from Deptford shortly before he was scheduled to die, with Marlowe travelling with the Master for some time before accepting fate and returning to Deptford to be [[Stabbing|stabbed]] to death by [[Dullberry]] and [[Dobbin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Master Faustus (short story)|Master Faustus]]'') Another account held that Marlowe was stabbed to death by the [[Time Agent]] [[John Hart]] after he had [[sex]] with him alongside [[Jack Harkness]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')

Shakespeare plotted to threaten Peri and Erimem with his Cyber-rifle and take them to the Doctor. He found him in his cell along with Richard, [[Clarrie]], [[Susan (The Kingmaker)|Susan]] and [[Judith Shakespeare|Judith]]. The latter trio had been staging a rescue attempt, but Shakespeare allowed them to leave when they claimed to be serving wenches delivering [[food]] to prisoners. His plan to have Richard kill the princes himself obviously having failed by this point, Shakespeare decided to instead take Richard to his native time and have him stand [[trial]] for his [[crime]]s in the court of Queen Elizabeth. Shakespeare, still armed, escorted Richard, the Doctor and his [[companion]]s back to the TARDIS where they set a course for [[1597]].

According to another account, the King at Bosworth begun quoting Shakespeare's ''Richard III'' towards the end of the battle and was crying out "''My [[horse]]! My horse! My [[kingdom]] for a''" until a [[unicorn]] materialised in front of him, saving his life. This event was caused by the meddling of [[Rose-the-cat|Rose]], the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[cat]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'')

With Shakespeare now assuredly dead, the real Richard remained in 1597 to take his allotted place in history; he had never really wanted power and saw taking up Shakespeare's writing career as his second chance at earning a place in history. Richard asked the Doctor how much material he had to write, having experienced trouble early on with spelling his [[name]] correctly, and the Doctor told him he "just had to knock up a few [[play]]s, a couple of historicals, a handful of [[Tragedy|tragedies]], [and] a few [[Comedy|comedies]]", though recommended asking [[Francis Bacon]] for writing tips should he ever struggle with the [[language]]. He also told him he was supposed to be writing ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' around this time and suggested putting [[George, Duke of Clarence|his brother George]] into his first Shakespearan play to give him the [[immortality]] history couldn't, an idea Richard found appealing. Settling into his new life as Shakespeare, Richard was soon joined by Susan and Judith, whom the Doctor had brought forward in time to join him; history recorded that not only had Shakespeare had [[Hamnet Shakespeare|a son who perished]], as he had previously stated, but two daughters named Susanna and Judith, so the Doctor knew their true destiny lay with their uncle as he pursued his own. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')

During a [[2400s Dalek invasion of the solar system|war against the Daleks]] in the early [[25th century]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Break-through! (short story)|Break-through!]]'') [[Jeff Stone]] was sent to [[Skaro]] on a scout mission. He infiltrated the [[Dalek City]] where he observed, amongst other things, a report from the [[Ministry of Re-Education]] in the [[Hall of Fame]]. The notice ordered the Daleks in the area to commit the fact to [[memory]]. The Daleks also took credit for a number of other [[human]] achievements. Although he was discovered, Jeff ultimately escaped Skaro in his ship and returned to [[Earth]] with a report on what he had seen in the City. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (comic story)|City of the Daleks]]'')

The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Leela]] that Shakespeare was the greatest poet in the English language "with [his] assistance." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'') He considered Shakespeare a "charming fellow," but a "dreadful [[actor]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') Conversely, the [[Fifth Doctor]] later described him as a "hack" to his companions [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') The Sixth Doctor quoted ''[[Hamlet]]'' to {{Ainley}} and {{O'Mara}}. He called him "the Bard" and intended to meet him again. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') By the time of his tenth incarnation, his opinion of Shakespeare's work had considerably improved as he spoke of it in glowing terms to Martha. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')