Shakespeare and Valentine's Day
Sunday January 30, 2005
Shakespeare mentions Saint Valentine's Day in two plays. Find out which plays and learn more about Saint Valentine's Day here.
Quote of the Week: Welcome ever smiles...
Friday January 28, 2005
Welcome ever smiles,
And farewell goes out sighing.
"Troilus and Cressida" (3.3.175)
Shakespeare's Infamous Son-in-Law
Wednesday January 26, 2005
Shakespeare's daughter, Judith, married Thomas Quiney in 1616. Unlike her sister's marriage to the upstanding Dr. Hall, Judith's marriage to the vintner Quiney caused Shakespeare no end of scandal. Quiney ... Read More
The Shakespeare Properties
Monday January 24, 2005
Here are some gorgeous paintings of the five houses in or near Stratford belonging at various times to Shakespeare and his family.
The works are by professional landscape painter John Davis.
Quote of the Week: the noblest Roman...
Friday January 21, 2005
This was the noblest Roman of them all.
All the conspirators, save only he,
Did that they did in envy of Caesar;
He only, in a general honest thought
And common good to all, ... Read More
Poll Week: Favorite Shakespearean King
Friday January 21, 2005
Who is your favorite Shakespearean king? Take our poll inside....
Poll Week: Favorite Shakespearean Comedy
Wednesday January 19, 2005
Which is your favorite Shakespearean comedy? Take our poll inside....
Poll Week: Favorite Shakespearean Tragedy
Monday January 17, 2005
Which is your favorite Shakespearean tragedy? Take our poll inside....
Quote of the Week: one who never feels...
Friday January 14, 2005
A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth; one who never feels
The wanton stings and motions of the sense,
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge
With profits of ... Read More
The Ghost in his own "Hamlet"
Tuesday January 11, 2005
Scholars believe that Shakespeare might have played the title role in "Edward I" (a play by Edward Peele) in 1593. It is also assumed that Shakespeare played smaller roles in ... Read More
When King Leir became King Lear
Sunday January 9, 2005
The story of King Lear and his three daughters is an old tale, well known in England for centuries before Shakespeare wrote the definitive play on the subject. Read on... ... Read More
Quote of the Week: Fie, foh, and fum...
Friday January 7, 2005
Child Rowland to the dark tower came,
His word was still,—Fie, foh, and fum,
I smell the blood of a British man.
"King Lear" (3.4.183-5)
Resurrecting Falstaff
Wednesday January 5, 2005
Falstaff, generally held to be Shakespeare's greatest comic character, appears in "1 Henry IV", "2 Henry IV", and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." But was Shakespeare forced to write "The ... Read More
Pronouncing Shakespearean Names
Monday January 3, 2005
A guide to pronouncing proper names found in Shakespeare's plays. Names will be added frequently, so be sure to bookmark this page.
Quote of the Week: And pluck up drowned honour...
Saturday January 1, 2005
By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap
To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon,
Or dive into the bottom of the deep,
Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,
And pluck up ... Read More