To what "Fair Youth of Shakespeare's Sonnets" did Shakespeare dedicate his narrative poem about the legendary Lucretia?
The Rape of Lucrece The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Lucretia. In his previous narrative poem, "Venus and Adonis" (1593), Shakespeare had included a dedicatory letter to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, in which he promised to write a "graver work". Accordingly, "The Rape of Lucrece" has a serious tone throughout.
Young Siward Young Siward is a character in William Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth" (1606). He is the son of Siward, general of the English forces in the battle against Macbeth. Macbeth kills him in the final battle, shortly before his swordfight with Lord Macduff.