A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro My rating: 3 of 5 stars James Shapiro looks at the plays Shakespeare (may have?) written in 1599 (Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Hamlet) and juxtaposes them with the political events of the the year. Queen Elizabeth was dealing… Continue reading Reading: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro