A pregnant bride, a father who lived in fear of arrest, a son-in-law charged with 'carnal copulation': Shakespeare's own family was just as wild and wicked as his creations. Illustration: Matthew Richardsonby Simon CallowShakespeare's inclusiveness, the overwhelming sense in the plays that all human life is there, means that focusing on any aspect of the work will produce dividends. Shakespeare and war, Shakespeare a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59PM on April 19, 2016