"I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay’d the...
“I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay’d the bear With hounds of Sparta: never did I hear Such gallant chiding: for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every...
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“’Tis such fools as you that makes the world full of ill-favor’d children.” — As You Like It
View ArticleMichelle Pfeiffer as Titania in the film adaptation of...
Michelle Pfeiffer as Titania in the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1999.
View Article"I was adored once too."
“I was adored once too.” - Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (2.3.171)
View Article“Bard Candy,” just a little video that the...
“Bard Candy,” just a little video that the @HollowCrownFans over on twitter made — if this doesn’t make your Monday a little better, I don’t know what does.
View Article"Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges."
“Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” - Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (5.1.383)
View ArticleShakespeare's Women
Shakespeare's Women: shakespearean:Finding Shakespeare (an online project run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust) has some great online exhibitions, including this one, Shakespeare’s Women. Click the...
View ArticleKenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and John Gielgud (Priam) in...
Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and John Gielgud (Priam) in Branagh’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 1996.
View Article"Before the times of change, still is it so: By a divine instinct men’s minds...
“Before the times of change, still is it so: By a divine instinct men’s minds mistrust Ensuing dangers; as by proof, we see The waters swell before a boisterous storm.” - Shakespeare’s Richard III...
View ArticleBilly Crystal as the gravedigger in Kenneth Branagh’s film...
Billy Crystal as the gravedigger in Kenneth Branagh’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 1996.
View Article"When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall,...
“When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand; When the sun sets, who doth not look for night? Untimely storms make men expect a dearth. All may be...
View ArticleKenneth Branagh directs Richard Attenborough in the 1996 film...
Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Attenborough in the 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
View Articlezylphiacrowley: The Three Minute Hamlet - Seamus...
zylphiacrowley:The Three Minute Hamlet - Seamus Kennedy(song starts at about 0:44)
View Articleharrietvane: As You Like It - Wyndhams Theatre, London,...
harrietvane:As You Like It - Wyndhams Theatre, London, 2005Helen McCrory as Rosalind, Sienna Miller as Celia, Dominic West as Orlando
View Article"When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in...
“When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls all silver’d o’er with white; When lofty trees I see...
View ArticleHelen McCrory (Rosalind), Sienna Miller (Celia) and Dominic West...
Helen McCrory (Rosalind), Sienna Miller (Celia) and Dominic West (Orlando) in a stage production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, 2005
View Articlegabrielsmirror: Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret, Ophelia,...
gabrielsmirror:Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret, Ophelia, 1900.
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