Ahead, Harper’s Bazaar separates fact from fiction in order to break down the true story that inspired Hamnet.

Shakespeare shouldn’t be relevant to 21st-century politics. His was an age of monarchy, ours one of democracy. Yet President Trump has repeatedly been compared to Shakespearean fools and tyrants: ...

Imagine Queen Elizabeth II has died, and her son Charles has become king. Now, imagine that his first act as king is to refuse to sign a bill restricting the freedom of the press. What would the ...

Taylor Swift's new single, "The Fate of Ophelia," reinterprets Shakespeare's tragic character, transforming her doomed fate into a story of emotional survival and rescue. The song and its accompanying ...