Memorials to William Shakespeare: Difference between revisions

In 1877 a committee was created in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] to erect a memorial to Shakespeare. This originally comprised a theatre building, to be sited on land donated by the bank of the Avon within sight of the church where Shakespeare was buried. A statue was also created in 1888, the work of [[Lord Ronald Gower]]. This is situated in Stratford's Bancroft Gardens. The monument shows Shakespeare seated on a pedestal, surrounded, at ground level, by statues of [[Hamlet]], [[Lady Macbeth]], [[Prince Hal]], and [[Falstaff]]. These characters were intended to be emblematic of Shakespeare's creative versatility: representing Philosophy, Tragedy, History, and Comedy.<ref name = "strat"/> Another statue is present in a niche on the exterior of the town hall building.