In 1605, Shakespeare purchased leases of real estate near Stratford for 440 pounds, which doubled in value and earned him 60 pounds a year. This made him an entrepreneur as well as an artist, and scholars believe these investments gave him uninterrupted time to write his plays. A couple ...
So glad it was good enough for you to want to secretly record (although in reality I don't allow recording of the Tour, in the same way that people aren't allowed to record plays or films). Don't forget, and this is for other people reading thi...
As OED expert Professor Charlotte Brewer explained it, “Plays cited from the first folio, published in 1623, are now dated ‘a1616’ (i.e. ‘before 1616,’ Shakespeare’s date of death), which means that a number of OED2’s first citations have been demoted on arguably artificial ...
“I thought: Could I do this?” said Olena Aliabieva, 38, a visual artist from thedevastated northeastern city of Kharkiv. She could: She plays the Fool — usually a male role — the court jester whose comic antics soften the sting of bracingly honest ...
Caption: “XXX. JULIUS CAESAR. ACT IV. SCENE III. BRUTUS’S TENT, IN THE CAMP NEAR SARDIS. Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar.” Image in the public domain. While we are used to ominous ghosts appearing in the plays of Shakespeare and in those of his early modern colleagues, these ...
pairedLove’s Labour’s LostwithLove’s Labour’s Won(i.e.Much Ado About Nothing). The action took place on either side of the Great War, and both productions featured the same company of actors and a shared set based on Charlecote Park, the National Trust stately home near St...
And one monkey in his time plays many parts, His acts being 38 works of Shakespeare. –MonkeyAs You Like It Update: I created anew visualizationof the monkeys’ data. The monkeys accomplished their goal of recreating all 38 works of Shakespeare. The last work,The Taming Of The Shrew, w...
do not torment me, prithee; i'll bring my wood home faster. stephano (331) he's in his fit now and does not talk after the wisest. he shall taste of my bottle: if he have never drunk wine afore will go near to remove his 80 fit. if i can recover him and keep him tame, i...
Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Chapter 1 Act 1...
you know, school plays. I’ve seen them since, but I’m excited that you guys are going to make it feel more, like, current and alive for me. When I picked up your issue, I felt like the pieces really answered the question I had, which is, what is it about him that I don’...