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| Jamie Campbell Bower and Laurie Davidson as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in TNT drama series |
William Shakespeare is one of the most
widely known authors in the world and in history, but we actually know very little about the man. For instance,
we know very little about his life during two major spans of time, commonly
referred to as the "lost years": 1578-82 and 1585-92. The first
period covers the time after Shakespeare left grammar
school, until his marriage to
Anne Hathaway in November of 1582. The second period covers the seven years of
Shakespeare's life in which he must have been perfecting his dramatic skills
and collecting sources for the plots of his plays. The TV series “WILL”,
which premiered on TNT on 10th July 2017, in a very imaginative way, tries to
fill in the seven years’ gap.
WILL tells the wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London -- the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It’s a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
