19 year old Helen Mirren as Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s...
19 year old Helen Mirren as Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, 1966.
View Article"Come, come, we fear the worst; all shall be well."
“Come, come, we fear the worst; all shall be well.” - Shakespeare’s Richard III (2.3.32)
View ArticleRomeo + Juliet by illustrator Charles Chaisson
Romeo + Juliet by illustrator Charles Chaisson
View ArticleHi guys. So. This week’s posts may be a little sporadic because I have...
Hi guys. So. This week’s posts may be a little sporadic because I have finals until the 18th. (Not sure why my college can have a final on the 18th when the semester technically ends on the 16th but oh...
View ArticleTom Hiddleston as Henry V in the BBC’s Hollow Crown: Henry...
Tom Hiddleston as Henry V in the BBC’s Hollow Crown: Henry V.
View ArticleThe Hollow Crown: Richard II (2012 Mini-Series)
The Hollow Crown:Richard II (2012 Mini-Series)
View ArticleRichard Armitage finds Thorin Oakenshield Inspiration from Shakespeare's Macbeth
Richard Armitage finds Thorin Oakenshield Inspiration from Shakespeare's Macbeth: For Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Tolkien’s tale, inspiration for the...
View ArticleIan McKellen as Shakespeare’s Richard III, in the 1990...
Ian McKellen as Shakespeare’s Richard III, in the 1990 stage production.
View Article"Striving to better, oft we mar what ’s well."
“Striving to better, oft we mar what ’s well.” - Shakespeare’s King Lear (1.4.350)
View Articlemikhael-julien: I love McKellen’s rendition of Richard III
mikhael-julien:I love McKellen’s rendition of Richard III
View ArticleShakespeare in the Snow
Hello! I have some photos of an outdoor production of Macbeth performed during NYC’s October blizzard last year. I love your blog and thought it might be of interest:...
View Article"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain… Love’s gentle spring doth always...
“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain… Love’s gentle spring doth always fresh remain.” - Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis (lines 799, 801)
View ArticleJeffery Kissoon (Othello), Alex Kingston (Desdemona), and Hilton...
Jeffery Kissoon (Othello), Alex Kingston (Desdemona), and Hilton Mcrae (Iago) in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of Shakespeare’s Othello, 1993.
View ArticleSonnet Sunday!
So am I as the rich, whose blessed key Can bring him to his sweet up-locked treasure,The which he will not every hour survey, For blunting the fine point of seldom pleasure.Therefore are feasts so...
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