One of the most beloved writers in English literature, Shakespeare's works are considered rich in wisdom and insight. With plays containing more wisdom than most scholarly works, Shakespeare's teachings on pity, courage, love, and generosity are timeless.

His works illuminate various aspects of human nature and morality, steering clear of glorifying vice or immorality. Through his creations, Shakespeare presents a world where folly is mocked, crime is condemned, and love for humanity is upheld.

Renowned for his deep understanding of nature and human emotions, Shakespeare's works continue to be treasured for their enduring relevance and universal appeal. In this collection of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, the author endeavors to make the Bard's timeless tales accessible to younger readers, ensuring that the wisdom and genius of Shakespeare are passed down to new generations.There are local associations connected with Stratford which could not be without their influence in the formation of young Shakespeare's mind. Within the range of such a boy's curiosity were the fine old historic towns of Warwick and Coventry, the sumptuous palace of Kenilworth, the grand monastic remains of Evesham. His own Avon abounded with spots of singular beauty, quiet hamlets, solitary woods. Nor was Stratford shut out from the general world, as many country towns are. It was a great highway, and dealers with every variety of merchandise resorted to its markets. The eyes of the poet dramatist must always have been open for observation.
But nothing is known positively of Shakespeare from his birth to his marriage to Anne Hathaway in 1582, and from that date nothing but the birth of three children until we find him an actor in London about 1589.
How long acting continued to be Shakespeare's sole profession we have no means of knowing, but it is in the highest degree probable that very soon after arriving in London he began that work of adaptation by which he is known to have begun his literary career. To improve and alter older plays not up to the standard that was required at the time was a common practice even among the best dramatists of the day, and Shakespeare's abilities would speedily mark him out as eminently fitted for this kind of work. When the alterations in plays originally composed by other writers became very extensive, the work of adaptation would become in reality a work of creation. And this is exactly what we have examples of in a few of Shakespeare's early works, which are known to have been founded on older plays.
It is unnecessary here to extol the published works of the world's greatest dramatist. Criticism has been exhausted upon them, and the 

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