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The Shakespeare Shoppe - it's an Elizabethan thing ...™ > William Shakespeare T-shirts & Gifts Shakespeare quotes, insults, images and plays, as well as designs relating to Shakespeare's life can all be found here on t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads, prints and more. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England in 1564. While his exact birth date is unknown, it is celebrated on April 23, the feast of St. George. Shakespeare's father was a tanner and glove maker. He was also a fairly prominent political figure, being an alderman of Stratford for several years, and serving a term as "high bailiff" (mayor). Shakespeare attended a well-respected grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon. His instructors were all Oxford graduates, and his studies were primarily conducted in Latin. In 1582 at 18 years of age, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. By 1592, he was an established playwright in London. Shakespeare did most of his acting and writing in two theatres owned by James Burbage - the Theatre and the Curtain. In 1598, Burbage built the Globe Theatre, in which Shakespeare was also a shareholder. Around this time, Shakespeare applied for and received a coat of arms, with the motto: "Non sanz droict (not without right)". This gave him the standing of a gentleman, something not generally associated with actors, whom were considered to be in the same class as vagrants and criminals. In 1603, Shakespeare's theatrical company received the patronage of King James I, and became known as the King's Men. In 1608, the company acquired the Blackfriars Theatre. Shakespeare soon joined the group of famous writers who gathered at Mermaid Tavern (whom included Sir Walter Raleigh (the founder), and Ben Jonson), located on Bread Street in Cheapside. Shakespeare retired from theatre in 1610 and returned to Stratford. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford. In addition to what we have here, you'll find more great Shakespeare T-shirts & Gifts at our new Zazzle & Skreened stores! Check out these great offerings: (*Note: all Zazzle & Skreened links will open in a new window) NEW SKREENED GEAR The following Shakespeare t-shirts are available exclusively through The Shakespeare Shoppe @ Skreened. Just click on the links to see each tee: Shakespeare Insults T-shirt Cymbeline Worms Insult (B&W) T-shirt As You Like It Strangers Insult (B&W) T-shirt Killing Swine Quote T-shirt Killing Swine (Modern Version) Quote T-shirt Romeo & Juliet Quote T-shirt Henry IV Hellfire Insult (B&W) T-shirt Richard III Villainy Quote T-shirt . NEW ZAZZLE GEAR The following Shakespeare t-shirts & gifts are available exclusively through The Shakespeare Shoppe @ Zazzle. This is just a sample of what's available in-store. Just click on the links to see each item and to visit our Zazzle store: Romeo & Juliet Name Quote by shakespeareshoppe Browse more Shakespeare Mugs Shakespeare Chandos Portrait by shakespeareshoppe View other Shakespeare Bags Romeo & Juliet Tomb Quote by shakespeareshoppe Check out more Shakespeare Buttons Hamlet "... own self be true ..." Quote by shakespeareshoppe See more Shakespeare Keychains As You Like It Quote by shakespeareshoppe See more Shakespeare Bags Shakespeare Flower Portrait by shakespeareshoppe More Shakespeare Skateboards Romeo & Juliet Quote by shakespeareshoppe See more Shakespeare hats Romeo & Juliet Love Quote by shakespeareshoppe Browse more Shakespeare T-Shirts Shakespeare Droeshout Engraving by shakespeareshoppe Check out more Shakespeare Shoes Hamlet Play Quote by shakespeareshoppe Browse more Shakespeare Mousepads Shakespeare Quotes Calendar by shakespeareshoppe Browse Shakespeare Calendars Richard The Third Quote by shakespeareshoppe Browse more Shakespeare T-Shirts CURRENT THE SHAKESPEARE SHOPPE GEAR The following selection of Shakespeare t-shirts and gifts are all available in house here @ The Shakespeare Shoppe. Each design will lead you to a huge range of products featuring that design, including t-shirts, tile coasters, clocks, mugs, hats, mousepads and more. Each link will open within the ShakespeareShoppe.com website: Click on a design to see it on a wide range of products including t-shirts, prints, gifts and more! Richard the Third T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "And thus I clothe my naked villainy" - William Shakespeare (Richard III) Shakespeare Design by: litheads To be, or not to be." "Cry Havoc!" "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." All these sayings came from the incomparable William Shakespeare. Magic Shakespeare Design by: phillyshakes Love's Labour's Lost T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "A pox of that jest!" - Katherine (Love's Labour's Lost, ACT V SCENE 2) Shakespeare Flower Portrait T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink The Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare is now considered to be a fake, painted 200 years after Shakespeare's death, rather than during Shakespeare's lifetime, as had been originally thought. Richard III Villainy Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "And thus I clothe my naked villainy with old odd ends stolen out of holy writ, and seem a saint when most I play the devil." - William Shakespeare, Richard The Third Richard III Wooed Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Was ever woman in this humour wooed?" - William Shakespeare, Richard III (Black & White Version) Front Piece to Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) Design by: shakespeareink The First Folio the first published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Its actual title is "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies". Printed in 1623, it contains 36 plays. Richard III Wooed Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Was ever woman in this humour wooed?" - William Shakespeare, Richard III (Color Version) The Merchant of Venice Design by: litheads All's Well II Apparel & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "The king's a beggar, now the play is done." - King (All's Well That Ends Well, Act V Sc. 3) Romeo & Juliet Love Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "If love be rough with you, be rough with love; Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down." - William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare Droeshout Engraving T-shirt & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink The most famous of the Shakespeare images and generally thought to be the most authentic - the engraving by Martin Droeshout which featured on the title page of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays Measure For Measure Insult T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Thou art a flesh-monger, a fool and a coward" - get nasty with this quote from Shakespeare's Measure For Measure Romeo & Juliet T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." - William Shakespeare (Romeo & Juliet) Front Piece to the Romeo & Juliet Quarto (1599) Design by: shakespeareink There were five versions of Romeo & Juliet printed as Quartos, not including the Folio versions. This frontpiece comes from the Second Quarto (also called the "good" quarto) printed in 1599 Rotten Apples Design by: phillyshakes Richard III T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days" - William Shakespeare (Richard III) As You Like It Insult T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "I do desire we may be better strangers" - the perfect put down from Shakespeare's As You Like It The Merry Wives of Windsor Design by: litheads Eloquent Action Design by: phillyshakes Shakespeare Chandos Portrait T-shirt & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink Another famous portrait that may be Shakespeare - the Chandos portrait, named after the 1st Duke of Chandos, who owned the portrait before it was given to the National Portrait Gallery in London. All's Well T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "A showing of a heavenly effect in an earthly actor." - Lafeu (All's Well That Ends Well, Act III Sc. 2) Romeo & Juliet Men Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Men's eyes were made to look and let them gaze" - William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet (Black & White Version) Romeo & Juliet Tomb Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb." - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Front Piece to the Hamlet Quarto (1605 version) Design by: shakespeareink There were six versions of Hamlet printed as Quartos, not including the Folio versions. This frontpiece comes from the Second Quarto Variant (1605) - now available here on t-shirts & more Coriolanus Insult T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "More of your conversation would infect my brain" - the perfect insult from Shakespeare's Coriolanus A Midsumer Night's Dream Design by: litheads Shakepeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream full of comedic errors. But of all the mishaps in this play, perhaps the most hilarious, and memorable is Fairy Queen Titania's love for the donkey-headed Bottom Front Piece to the A Midsummer Nights Dream Quarto Design by: shakespeareink There was only one version of A Midsummer Night's Dream printed as a Quarto, not including the First Folio and Fake Folio versions. This front piece comes from the original Quarto, printed in 1600 Pop Art Shakespeare T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink This colorful pop art version of the Flowers portrait of Shakespeare is a fun way to express your love of the Bard of Avon. Available on a wide range of t-shirts and gifts. Twelfth Night T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "If music be the food of love ... play on!" - William Shakespeare (Twelfth Night) Romeo & Juliet Love Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." - William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet Men Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Men's eyes were made to look and let them gaze" - William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet (Color Version) Food of Love Design by: phillyshakes Much Ado About Nothing Design by: litheads Can Benedick and Beatrice set aside their feuding and admit that they actually love each other? Romeo & Juliet Quote T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet As You Like It T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "All the World's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" - William Shakespeare (As You Like It) Shakespeare Insults T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink When just one swear word is not enough - here is a collection of 36 of The Bard's best cussing in the one design. Show your knowledge of Shakespeare with this hair-raising group of insults All the World's a Stage Design by: phillyshakes King John Gifts & Apparel Design by: shakespeareink "Be great in act as you have been in thought" - William Shakespeare (The Life & Death of King John) Romeo & Juliet Design by: litheads "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks!" If you're a fan of the classic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, then you'll love sporting apparel sporting the famous balcony scene. Hamlet "The Play's the Thing ..." Gifts & T-shirts Design by: shakespeareink "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" - William Shakespeare (Hamlet) Boxing Shakespeare Design by: phillyshakes Browse items with Boxing Shakespere Hamlet "Speak the speech ..." Gifts & Apparel Design by: shakespeareink "Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue" - William Shakespeare (Hamlet) Super Shakespeare Design by: phillyshakes Hamlet "... own self be true ..." Gifts & T-shirts Design by: shakespeareink This above all: to thine ownself be true" - William Shakespeare (Hamlet) Macbeth Gifts & Apparel Design by: shakespeareink "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes" - William Shakespeare (Macbeth) Skateboard Shakespeare Design by: phillyshakes Festival Logo Wear & Products Design by: phillyshakes Browse items with The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival logo The Tempest Gifts & T-shirts Design by: shakespeareink "We are such stuff as dreams are made of an our little lives are rounded with a sleep" - William Shakespeare, The Tempest. Perfect for the person in your life who is inspired by the classics. Alls Well That Ends Well Gifts & Apparel Design by: shakespeareink "The King's a beggar, now the play is done" - William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well Henry V Gifts & T-shirts Design by: shakespeareink "O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention, a kingdom for a stage, princes to act and monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" - William Shakespeare, Henry V Midsummer Night's Dream T-shirts & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Lord! What fools these mortals be!" - William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream. A stylish design using carnivale/theater mask with flourishes for the person who is inspired by the classics. Twelfth Night Apparel & Gifts Design by: shakespeareink "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em" - William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night. powered by CafePress & cpshop