John Heywood

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf playwright
gptkbp:activeYears 1530
1580
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Mary_I
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkb:Edward_VI
gptkbp:birthDate 1497
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contributedTo integration of moral lessons in entertainment
use of humor in plays
development_of_English_drama
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence on later playwrights
influence on theatrical performances
influence_on_English_comedy
gptkbp:deathDate 1580
gptkbp:famousFor interludes
epigrams
moral plays
gptkbp:genre comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Heywood
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:influencedBy Medieval drama
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableQuote “A man is known by the company he keeps.”
“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”
“The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing.”
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.”
“Out of sight, out of mind.”
gptkbp:notableWork The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Four P's
The Play of the Weather
gptkbp:occupation dramatist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Tudor_period
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:typeOf poetry
prose
theater