Jul 23, 2006 | Shakespeare - Theatre
The battle scenes in the book are some of my favorites. I am a stage combatant, trained in different styles of swordplay and other Medieval weapons. I’ve traveled all over the world to learn from the best in the field. So when it came time to write an skirmish, then a...
Jul 22, 2006 | Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel - Travel
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Jul 17, 2006 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel - Travel
Vicenza The Following Morning The Count of San Bonifacio sat on horseback atop a hill overlooking the walls of San Pietro, a suburb of Vicenza. An old soldier, beneath the metal protecting his arms the muscles were thick from years of slinging a sword. The beefy hands...
Jul 16, 2006 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Kate and Petruchio (from The Taming of the Shrew) make an appearance in the novel. Actually, Petruchio makes several appearances, along with his cousin Ferdinand. A lark, but putting them in this tale was actually a textual choice based on lines in the party scene in...
Jul 15, 2006 | Books - Shakespeare - Theatre
A bit about names. Mariotto and Gianozza (also known as Lord and Lady Montague) are both taken from Masuccio Salernitano’s 33rd Novel from IL NOVELLINO – an early version of the R&J story involving secret marriages, deaths of kinsmen, and a young groom...
