To Be Aware or Not To Be?
No one can seem to make up my mind about it. People debate, scholars pontificate, directors interpret but there is no consensus… Does Hamlet know Polonius and Claudius are listening … Continue Reading ⇒
In My Life
Guess who hasn’t blogged much lately? Me. It’s a busy time of year, I need to get better organized so I have time to post. I don’t usually do this, … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare Blog Carnival #6
It’s that time again! Let’s see what the month brought in. Feel free to explore some blogs you haven’t seen before. Thanks to everyone who submitted and thanks to any … Continue Reading ⇒
What Would Shakespeare Think?
In a lot of articles and interviews with people who are creating scholarly, theatrical, or other artistic products of or based on Shakespeare’s works there seems to be a common … Continue Reading ⇒
Staging Textbook Shakespeare
By textbook Shakespeare I mean a history lesson exploring the time that the play is set in as well as learning about the audience mentality during the era when the … Continue Reading ⇒
Hamlet and Son
The Shakespeare Geek has asked yet another interesting question that got me thinking quite a bit. “What do you think Hamlet’s relationship was with his father?” and later says, “… … Continue Reading ⇒
Wicked Sisters?
In King Lear, the sisters Goneril and Regan are often seen to be rather… evil. They do after all turn away their father from their houses. But each time I … Continue Reading ⇒
What are you reading?
It’s time for some show and tell. I’m curious to hopefully find some new reading material…So who’s reading some good books right now? Currently I’m working on a very interesting … Continue Reading ⇒
Hamlet Uncut is 5 Hours Long!
“The play as written is 4 1/2 to five hours long,” “Depending on the staging, a full, uncut production of Hamlet can last four to five hours.” “Uncut, Hamlet runs … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare Blog Carnival #5
The month of July didn’t bring in many submissions at all. I’m sure you were all out playing in the sun. I sure wasn’t. I’ve spent too much time indoors … Continue Reading ⇒