Coming To A Blog Near You
New to the Bard Blog…. The Shakespeare Blog Carnival A blog carnival is a central place where blog posts from different blogs are shared. For example, The Carnival of Education. … Continue Reading ⇒
It’s Boring, Very Boring
A few days ago on one of my posts the following comment was added: i’m studying shakespeare at school it’s very very boring but then all school is I hope … Continue Reading ⇒
‘Anti-Semitic’ Shakespeare Makes Test Scores Fall
In the news today I found an article that began, “A JEWISH school tumbled down national league tables after pupils refused to answer questions on Shakespeare because they believed he … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Askance
You can’t look askance from this word. You’ll come across it sooner or later! askance (adv., v.) IPA Pronunciation: (v.) to turn aside, to divert (adv.) sideways, surreptitiously OR with … Continue Reading ⇒
Slim Shakespeare
Lose text now! Ask me how! When performing Shakespeare today theatres around the world will cut words, lines, and scenes out of the show. The Shakespeare Blog raises quite a … Continue Reading ⇒
Puzzles The Will
While browsing the net, I came across a post on the Shakespeare Blog that had a piece that related to my recent post about translated Shakespeare editions. The author, a … Continue Reading ⇒
“Translated” Shakespeare
Over the last several years editions of Shakespeare’s plays such No Fear Shakespeare have become increasingly popular among everyone under the sun who picks up Shakespeare to read. People love … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Diadem
I don’t know exactly what it is about this word, but it’s one of my favorites. diadem (n.) IPA Pronunciation: crown HAMLET A cutpurse of the empire and the rule, … Continue Reading ⇒
Where To Start With Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s language can be challenging. You and everyone else already know this fact. I’ll try not to say it again. Since it can be so challenging (whoops!) some people try … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Hoise
Bring in da hoise, brink in da funk. Wait, you can’t bring in a verb. That makes no grammatical sense but it sounds cool, right? Shakespeare could probably pull it … Continue Reading ⇒