aravinds_ll wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:
No evidence of chess in any of his plays, but he was familiar with tennis (Henry V).
He played tennis?
Table tennis.
Did Shakespeare play chess?
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Jun 29, 2017
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#23
educated in latin text and classical latin , at kings new school , stratford , married at 18 to jane hathaway ,3 children susanna, hamnet and his twin sister judith
hmmm no reference to chess ,,,, esp at kings new school
none even in his epitaph , reckon his muse was word not chess
Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare,
To digg the dvst encloased heare.
Bleste be 
man 
spares thes stones,
And cvrst be he moves my bones
Jun 29, 2017
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#24
never took shakespeare seriously, hamlet didnt even have cigars, what a fail that was. still, sounds like the kind of guy that would play chess.
Jun 29, 2017
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#25
did you notice his son's name , sadly for the family hamnet passed away at 11 years old
Well, he certainly knew about resigning -
To resign, or not to resign, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
the heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks ........
Jul 3, 2017
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#27
Some of his Plays suggest he did.
Twelth Knight
King John
Mating of the Shrew
Antony and Cleopatzer
Midsummer Knight's Dream
King Lear
Troilus and Chessida
Comedy of Errors
Yes, Shakespeare played. And he would feel very proud my son,
Of what you have become.
Jul 8, 2017
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#29
sea_of_trees wrote:
Yes, Shakespeare played. And he would feel very proud my son,
Of what you have become.
lol
MickinMD wrote:
An interesting essay is here: http://www.chessmaniac.com/chess-and-shakespeare/
Considering no TV, no Internet, not even radio. Minimal publically available printed material - no public libraries, etc. and minimal professional sports, I would thing tha Shakespeare played chess, at least as something to pass the time.
Thanks, that was truly interesting! Generally it is believed that poets are not good at maths which is related to chess. But, many exceptions are there! By the way, if you are interested more about Shakespeare & his life, this will be helpful to know about him in short-time
MickinMD wrote:
An interesting essay is here: http://www.chessmaniac.com/chess-and-shakespeare/
Considering no TV, no Internet, not even radio. Minimal publically available printed material - no public libraries, etc. and minimal professional sports, I would thing tha Shakespeare played chess, at least as something to pass the time.
Yes, it's not as if he had anything else to do with his time. 
I don't know if Shakespeare did... But Shookspear does!
Thomas Middleton, roughly a contemporary of Shakespeare, wrote a famous play called
A Game At Chess.
I bet in the types of taverns that Marlowe was killed in, there was plenty of chess played, probably for money.
Jul 20, 2018
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#35
No Shockshere with Mr Shookspear! Who is this Shookspear guy anyway ?
AussieRookie wrote:
No Shockshere with Mr Shookspear! Who is this Shookspear guy anyway ?
Some bloke who had a way with words, I guess...
I know the Merchant of Venice very well but apart from Portias devious and cunning plan I can't think of any other part that might remind you of a chess game. What did you have in mind?
good question. did any marvel or dc actor/actress play chess?
What if he based Romeo and Juliet off of the White queen and the Black king?
No evidence of chess in any of his plays, but he was familiar with tennis (Henry V).
He played tennis?