The works of William Shakespeare have long been a staple of both high school drama and English classes around the country. However, despite their prevalence in the classroom, many students still ...

4. Sonnet 116: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” Many of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues open with emblematic opening lines that serve as points of departure for argument.

Dr. Leah Veronese from Oxford University's English Faculty has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare's famous ...

In his plays, Shakespeare created complex characters navigating universal issues. He additionally invented the Shakespearean sonnet, a 14-line classic poem form with a set structure and rhyme pattern.

The sonnet sits in the miscellany alongside "politically charged" works from the 1640s - the decade of the English Civil War, fought between Royalists and Parliamentarians.

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 which was discovered in Oxford. (Image: University of Oxford) In this copy the sonnet has been adapted as a song set to music by the composer Henry Lawes.