Let’s get right down to it. The truth of the matter is that I feel a little bit strange about A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is definitely a brilliant play (possibly even one of Shakespeare’s best comedies?) and it’s hilarious and witty and sarcastic and delightful. But here’s the thing. For me, this play has the largest gap (at least…
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Macbeth: A Huge Favorite
There was only one choice for what I would post about on Halloween: Macbeth. Macbeth is very close to my heart. It was (for all intents and purposes) my first introduction to Shakespeare and remains a dear favorite of mine. So much so that if I was made to choose only one favorite Shakespeare play, it would have to be this…
Henry IV, Part 2
We are moving right along today to Henry IV, Part 2. First things first: this play contains one of my favorite soliloquies ever. Period. It comes from Henry IV when he talks about sleep. This is not Shakespeare’s most meaningful or important soliloquy, but I am very partial to it because I find the language absolutely stunning and gorgeous. (I’ve…
Comedy of Errors and the Art of Progression
Short post today. 🙂 Comedy of Errors has a lot going for it, but as I was reading it, it read to me almost like “Shakespeare as a teenager.” So I looked it up, and sure enough. It is one of his earliest plays. (Some lists I looked at show it as the very first one he wrote; others show it at some…
Shakespeare Explains the 2016 Election
Shakespeare Explains the 2016 Election
Henry IV, Part 1: A Moment to Fangirl
Guys, we’re here. We have reached one of my all-time favorite plays. (And good thing, after my last post…) Henry IV, Part 1 I could write quite a lot about this play, but I will try just to highlight a few things. First, before we do anything else, let’s take a moment to honor the genius that is the character of…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: whatdoesthistellyou: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
allthingsink: noshitshakespeare: findingthebard: Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two…
Why I Don’t Like The Merchant of Venice
Well, hi there. It’s been a while. First things first: despite a loooong hiatus (oh, adulting…), I will still attempt to meet my goal of reading (or watching or listening to) all of Shakespeare’s plays by the end of the year. This will require a few modifications to my original plans. I will be posting about two Shakespeare plays per…
Richard II
What’s it about? We have our main character/hero/antihero, King Richard. He is endearing in some ways, but foolish and makes some powerful enemies. When he goes a bit too far, events start to turn against him. He ends up being forced to hand over his crown, but that is not even the culmination of the tragedy. What is it really about? Richard…