The movie is based on real life events, but tells the fictional tale of Shakespeare and the people he loved most in life.

For the new film Hamnet, understanding the Bard’s homes was essential to telling the story of his family and their tragic ...

While William Shakespeare's Hamlet is well known, the story behind its creation is less familiar. The film Hamnet explores the tragic loss of Shakespeare's son. The CBC's Jackson Weaver shares more.

Quote of the day: William Shakespeare’s gift for capturing universal human truths in lyrical form is a key reason his works ...

Fictional people, especially those from the past, are interesting because they are both strange and familiar.

Writing of Runnymede, an ancient meadow on the banks of the River Thames, in his 1642 poem Coopers Hill, John Denham casts an ...

This article discusses the ending of Hamnet. Among the words that never appear in Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 book Hamnet: A ...