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Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet – Sources For The Star-Cross’d Lovers

Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet – Sources For The Star-Cross’d Lovers

Sep 20, 2023 | Publishing - Shakespeare - Theatre

Tracing the sources of Shakespeare’s plays to their roots is fun, though sometimes vexing. Do you work backwards, or try and trace the evolution from ancient texts to his eventual recreation? Chronologically, the most obvious inspiration for Shakespeare’s Romeo...
Shakespeare’s Macbeth – Reimagining “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow…”

Shakespeare’s Macbeth – Reimagining “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow…”

Sep 9, 2023 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare - Theatre

Shakespeare’s Macbeth explores the darkest recesses of the human psyche, delving into themes of ambition, power, guilt, and the consequences of one’s actions. Macbeth’s arc culminates in the “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” soliloquy in Act...
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Comedy Subverted, Tragedy Reinvented

Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Comedy Subverted, Tragedy Reinvented

Sep 1, 2023 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare - Theatre - Writing

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” William Shakespeare’s The Tragedie Of Romeo And Juliet reinvented theatrical Tragedy by taking standard Comedic elements and subverting them, with unhappy outcomes. This makes Romeo & Juliet...
Shakespeare’s Othello – A Prayer Before Dying

Shakespeare’s Othello – A Prayer Before Dying

Aug 31, 2023 | Shakespeare - Theatre

I am often asked what’s my favorite Shakespeare play. It’s like asking me to pick my favorite ice cream. Sure, there are favs, but it’s ice cream – the worst I’ve had is terrific. Having performed about two-thirds of the canon, any list...
Shakespeare – A Wordsmith For All Seasons

Shakespeare – A Wordsmith For All Seasons

Aug 29, 2023 | Essential Posts - History - Shakespeare - Theatre - Writing

Shakespeare: A Wordsmith For All Seasons Shakespeare’s unmatched linguistic prowess allowed him to coin and popularize a staggering number of words. It’s estimated that he introduced around 1,700 words to the English language—at least, his plays are the...

Dangerous Expectations – Writing Shakespeare

Aug 26, 2023 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel - Theatre

Playing the expectations game is dangerous. You rewrite Romeo & Juliet, you’d best bring something new to the table. You write about the fall of Jerusalem, there had better be something uplifting in that awful story. And if you write a novel about William...
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