Never been able to understand why Hamlet is such a big deal? Struggled to understand what Shakespeare’s characters are saying at all? Wondered what wist and wont and wherefore even mean?  I’ll be talking about each of Shakespeare’s plays over the course of the year, starting with Romeo and Juliet next Monday! (For more info, see my About page.) See you then!

Welcome to Finding the Bard! Join me as I honor William Shakespeare throughout 2016, which marks the 400th anniversary of his death. I will be spending the year reading and writing about his plays to try and understand why exactly Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. First post of the year will be…

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