A Shakespearean Accent
It is not very uncommon here in the USA for people without much experience with Shakespeare, when asked to speak his text, will attempt to do so with an English … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare Ate My Homework!
Shakespeare is not my dog’s name. I don’t even own a dog. What I mean to say is that I spend a lot of time reading, reading about, memorizing, writing … Continue Reading ⇒
Editions of Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s plays have been edited, re-edited, and re-published countless times over the past few centuries. The number of different editions available for purchase in your local bookstore is frightening to … Continue Reading ⇒
The Shakespeare Projects
On Friday I was lucky enough to witness several students (seniors in college) do an end-of-the-year performance called The Shakespeare Projects. Each student did a 10 minute solo piece. They … Continue Reading ⇒
Asimov’s Guide To Shakespeare
William Shakespeare has been given more titles than can be counted: The best British Playwright, most influential English author, most accomplished author in history, best writer in the history of … Continue Reading ⇒
Shakespeare Blog Carnival #2
I’m a little late in posting, but it’s been a hectic week for me… I’m moving! My muscles hate me for being such Shakespeare nerd and having all those heavy … Continue Reading ⇒
Who Wrote Shakespeare? Who Cares?
Not I, said the blogger. Note, for clarity: I think Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare. I do care. I’m not entirely apathetic. My whole point to this post is that it seems … Continue Reading ⇒
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAKESPEARE!
The man himself turns 444 today. Can you imagine that? He’s been around for a long time and is still very much alive in books, theaters, and our hearts. Go … Continue Reading ⇒
Death By Suicide
Apologies in advance for a not so happy sort of post, but the subject was on my mind. I was listening to an audiobook version of Antony and Cleopatra today … Continue Reading ⇒
Highlights, Underlines, and Footnotes, Oh my!
I have previously shared that text analysis is an important step in speaking Shakespeare. There are infinite ways of going about it, the best way will most likely be unique … Continue Reading ⇒