The Duty of Poets
- Episode aired Feb 18, 2004
William has great success with writing and production with his theater company in "Romeo and Juliet", but shortly thereafter the plague forces closure of all production houses, so Shakespear... Read allWilliam has great success with writing and production with his theater company in "Romeo and Juliet", but shortly thereafter the plague forces closure of all production houses, so Shakespeare turns to writing poetry to earn a living. But then the death of his only son at 11 years... Read allWilliam has great success with writing and production with his theater company in "Romeo and Juliet", but shortly thereafter the plague forces closure of all production houses, so Shakespeare turns to writing poetry to earn a living. But then the death of his only son at 11 years old marks a time of upheaval in his life. The bard writes voluminous poems of love for hi... Read all