Shakespeare

Shakespeare, the Bard, who lived from 1564 to 1616, through the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I of England, was, arguably, the greatest European dramatist. You can find his complete works on the web, follow his life, and debate what he looked like.

Bloggers may be writing about modern performances, about the great controversy over whether Shakespeare really was the writer of "his" plays, or debate what he looked like. And the Bard now has his own personal newspaper.

He probably didn't say: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely bloggers."

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Shakespeare”

• The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare

  
  Jenny's Books — Authority: 520
  Here’s what you should understand before reading Comedy of Errors .  My boy Shakespeare, he’s funny.  He’s all about being funny; he’s got funny down pat.  If you don’t believe me, I can only assume that it’s because you have never seen one of Shakespeare’s plays performed by actors with any hint of ...
  3 hours ago

• Cymbeline on Wordle

  
  SCC English — Authority: 137
  No 28 in our Shakespeare Wordles series : Cymbeline. Wordles are created by Jonathan Feinbergs online tool here ; the more times the word appears in the text, the larger the word. In our Shakespeare Wordles , the entire text, including the name indicators of the characters before they speak, is included. Thus ...
  4 hours ago

• Super Heroes Who Are Super

  
  WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker — Authority: 121
  A week ago I saw simply the coolest show a comic geek could hope to see live. Presented by Plays & Players this was just amazing fun. Here’s how they describe it: Super heroes brought to life before your very eyes! Word-for-word staged readings of classic comic books featuring some of Philadelphia’s finest ...
  9 hours ago

• Envious Admiration

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  It was the jest of times, it was the first of times.  To those who knew the life of blue.  To see or not to see, but loft, what fright through wander window makes?  It is your yeast, and Julio is the son.  To kill thyself is customary; to kill others just as well.  Betray, no stay and look at what I have ...
  10 hours ago

• Nerdworld Soundtrack: Taylor Swift

  
  Mad Minerva 2.0 — Authority: 484
  Hey, its a fun, fluffy combination of campus scenery and fictional student life, a dash of Jane Austen, a few references to Shakespeare, pretty outfits, and a catchy tune by a cute country music star (oh, to be that young! *sigh*). Whats not to like? Its perfect for a cold rainy Friday evening.
  13 hours ago

• Robots perform in A Midsummer Nights Dream, said to outdo the cast of New Moon

  
  Engadget — Authority: 874
  Shakespeares plays have a long, long history of being modded to fit the times. Weve seen Macbeths do the running man, and Cordelias dressed like Susie Sioux -- and weve also seen Forbidden Planet , so we know that Robby was just a tinned up Ariel. So robots in Shakespeare? Sure, weve seen that before, but what ...
  22 hours ago

• Guessing Game: Name That Creepy Death Mask

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 741
  A death mask, as the name suggests, is a wax or plaster cast made of a persons face following death. Life Magazine just posted a slideshow of 12 rather famous ones, and weve picked five of our favorites for you to ID after the jump. But dont get cocky. Thanks to slight distortions of the features caused by the weight ...
  23 hours ago

• Police Blotter Shakespeare 2

  
  SCC English — Authority: 137
  The second of our versions of Shakespeares plots as US police reports :- Abraham Shylock (59), with an address at Ghetto Apartments, Canarregio Road, was arrested 11/18/09, appx 1800hrs, in connection with the attempted murder of prominent city merchant Mr Antonio di Venezia (53). It is alleged that witnesses heard ...
  1 day ago

• The Two Gentlemen of Verona on Wordle

  
  SCC English — Authority: 137
  No 27 in our Shakespeare Wordles series : The Two Gentlemen of Verona . Wordles are created by Jonathan Feinbergs online tool here ; the more times the word appears in the text, the larger the word. In our Shakespeare Wordles , the entire text, including the name indicators of the characters before they ...
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• UVa Brings Great Temptation With Measure For Measure

  
  cVillain — Authority: 133
  Politics and religion meet with sex and scandal in Shakespeare’s tragicomedy ‘Measure for Measure.’ Under the watchful eyes of the true Duke, his young substitute falls prey to desire for a clever nun; and with an ensemble of pimps, prostitutes, and priests making mischief, only the Duke’s meddling can undo ...
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• Fly Away [Robots]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 898
  Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream at Texas A&M; University reminds us that technology, when applied...
  1 day ago

• Canal Holidays Make The Cut

  
  Fractional Ownership & Timeshare Magazine | Fractional Property & Timeshare News, Information, Resort Reviews & Guides — Authority: 132
  Sarah Lee looks at a different kind of holiday, enjoying the British countryside aboard a traditional canal boatPalm-fringed beaches, magnificent mountains and impressive countryside vistas often come to mind when you think of a timeshare holiday. But timeshare breaks are as varied as the destinations in which ...
  1 day ago

• Buyers Guide: 33 things you dont need if you have an iPhone

  
  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Authority: 776
  Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Features , iPhone , Holidays , iPod touch Every time I walk through Warehouse Stationery (New Zealands equivalent to Office Depot) or Dick Smiths Electronics (pretty much Best Buy), Im struck by how probably half the products in each store are pretty much useless to me since ...
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• Richard III, William Shakespeare

  
  Jenny's Books — Authority: 520
  I looked up Richard III , and Wikipedia says that scholars consider it one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.  Well, you know what, Wikipedia?  Scholars apparently did not read The Daughter of Time at a young and impressionable age and acquire an emotional stake in the innocence of Richard III!  I have a framed ...
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• Moonlight in Odessa

  
  The Paris Blog — Authority: 136
  I just finished reading  Moonlight in Odessa , the first novel by American-born Paris expat    Janet Skeslien  Charles . Most Anglophone writers in Paris know Janet from the famous Shakespeare & Company bookstore, where she has taught a writing workshop for several years. As one of her former students I ...
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  The Frugal Chariot — Authority: 123
  Todays Shakespeare Sonnet #99 XCIX.The forward violet thus did I chide:Sweet thief, whence didst thou steal thy sweet that smells,If not from my loves breath? The purple prideWhich on thy soft cheek for complexion dwellsIn my loves veins thou hast too grossly dyed.The lily I condemned for thy hand,And buds of marjoram ...
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• Washington Shakespeare Company Lulu

  
  ShowBizRadio — Authority: 129
  Read Joe Adcocks review of Washington Shakespeare Companys Lulu .
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• Shocking News: Our Dear Friend Betty Malone

  
  Cocking A Snook! — Authority: 123
  MEG! What happened??Nance and I have just learned of Betty’s passing — stunned and saddened. Dear in life, dear in memory. Betty posted a comment here Sunday, about the religious left emerging. She had been writing on FaceBook about having the flu, and then the morning of Nov. 13 said she was feeling better, [...]
  2 days ago

• Troilus and Cressida on Wordle

  
  SCC English — Authority: 137
  No 26 in our Shakespeare Wordles series : Troilus and Cressida. Wordles are created by Jonathan Feinbergs online tool here ; the more times the word appears in the text, the larger the word. In our Shakespeare Wordles , the entire text, including the name indicators of the characters before they speak, is ...
  2 days ago

• Poetry of Shakespeare: A Lover’s Complaint

  
  Bookstove — Authority: 428
  A Lover’s Complaint is one of Shakespeare’s least considered works – assuming that is, that the poem was actually written by him, in whole or in part. The poem was first published in 1609 as an addendum to the first published edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. In as much as the poem deals with a form of love ...
  2 days ago

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