Life and Times of William Shakespeare

The Life and Times of William Shakespeare (I cannot get unto the virtual tour but this is what I found)
The legendary William Shakespeare was a man of many talents. He was gifted in the literary arts; poetry, plays, acting and the works. He came from humble beginings in England, born in Stratford Upon Avon in April of 1564. His mother was Mary Arden and his father was John Shakespeare who was a very prosperous man. William was the third child for his parents out of eight but was the very first surviving boy.He grew to have a wife of his own at age 18, by the name of Anne Hathaway. With her, he had three children. Susana was his first child, then years following, in 1583, she bore him twins: Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at eleven years of age.
Little is known of his early manhood after the birth of his children, the time period is called 'lost years' however, records from 1592 and thereafter are much more frequent. Robert Greene in 1592(a prominent writer) before he died wrote a letter of praise to Shakespeare's literary capability. Shakespeare became classified as a famous and exceptional playwright.
Shakespeare first published his poem in April of 1593 called Venus and Adonis which was a great success. His second poem was published in 1594 entitled The Rape of Lucrece. After a plague in London ceased, things returned to normal and Shakespeare had to chance to have a share in a big theatre company in London. Shakespeare, without rival writers at this time, wrote Richard III, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona to Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer's Night and The Merchant of Venice. The company separated and there was a new playhouse soon after that Shakespeare would use. By the summer of 1598 Shakespeare was considered the greatest of all English dramatists.
After 1601, Shakespeare began writing less. He did experiment with different styles in drama. After taking resting from his active career, Shakespeare lived in Stratford Upon Avon and was considered a very important citizen. Both his daughters were married and when he died in 1616, he was burried at the chancel of the church in Stratford before the high altar.

The Novel Brotherman as very Symbolic, Agree or Disagree

The Novel Brotherman was very symbolic - Agree

According to the Oxford dictionary, a symbol is whatever represents something else. To quote, it says '1. thing that represents something else . 2. A character with a fixed meaning.' Within the novel Brotherman, there are several evident pin-points to the story of Jesus Christ, an exceptional being, holy beyond all other and claimed as the Son of God. His story is a popular one; born into humble beginnings, growing up in a religious but poor community; grown to become a strong young man that is looked up to in every aspect, and looked down upon for the same; eventually betrayed to sad extremes by those close.
This piece of Jamaican literature first establishes the most evident signs of his symbol through the gossip of the people in the lane, he was held up as a prophet and sometimes was a topic of controversy. He was never violent or frustrated but excercised exceptional self control and understanding. He became known as a healer to the people and persons even began to claim that once you touch that which he touched, one would be healed. He even had a 'follower' Minette, who worshipped the ground he walked upon. Similarly, in the story of Jesus, he was talked about frequently and was a topic of controversy. He was a healer and just by crossing his shadow, people were healed. This man held steadfastly to his faith in God but was only lead to the worst form of betrayal.
Judas Escariot was a friend of Jesus' who followed, prayed and ate with him. Greed and envy started to tempt him and he became changed into a different person, lead blindly by ignorant hatred into want. The same was seen in Cordelia's situation; a good woman suddenly overcome by the negatives of her situation and eventually lead blindly by hatred into want. As Judas Escariot became known as the betrayer for the great injustice he did to Jesus, so does Cordelia commit the unthinkable to a man he had once called upon to pray for her child.
After such a development, another point is the sudden change from the crowd of people who once followed Jesus around to hear his teachings and wise words in times of trouble and dissettlement, the man worthy of praises and blessings, had become a crowd so full of directed hatred. It was non-sensical and the same fate befell Brotherman. He was wanted for his wisdom, prayers and healing followed around the village as the man worthy of many thanks and too much generosity, then the people turned against him in a split second. They casted rocks even at the helpless people who went to help him, he was teased, abused and hurt, the same fate that fell upon Jesus.
There were many other instances within the novel that can be directly linked to the story of Jesus. This was not coincidential. There will be differences in characters for the purpose of the book being original and also to incorporate other good characters that the world has known and rejected. The author thought of using more modern symbols through characters to bring across the story as it would be more relative to his people. In any piece of literature, the author bases characters on something real and live in their experiences. Therefore, any character in a fictional narrative, is a symbol. Brotherman is a very symbolic piece of literature.