Top 10 Questions About Shakespeare
Friday December 28, 2007
Here are our most frequently asked questions about Shakespeare. Detailed answers are provided.
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Deception in Hamlet
Monday December 24, 2007
Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,
How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself,
As I, perchance, hereafter shall think meet
To put an antic disposition on,
That you, at such times ... Read More
Shakespeare, Beer, and Wine
Sunday December 16, 2007
Ale (similar to but heavier than beer) was the drink of choice in Shakespeare's day. Everyone from the poorest farmer to the Queen herself drank the brew made from malted ... Read More
Famous Last Words: The Quiz
Wednesday December 12, 2007
Which character uttered the dying phrase, "Thus with a kiss I die"? Take our quiz and see if your guess is right. To the quiz...
Words and Phrases Shakespeare Coined
Tuesday December 11, 2007
Bernard Levin skillfully summarizes Shakespeare's impact in the following passage from The Story of English: "If you cannot understand my argument, and declare "It's Greek to me", you are quoting ... Read More
Death Will Have His Day
Thursday December 6, 2007
Presented here are those characters who meet their ends violently -- those who feel "death's eternal cold" through murder, treason, suicide, and bloody combat.
Hugh Hefner and Macbeth
Sunday December 2, 2007
Serious Shakespeare aficionados were dealt quite a blow in 1970 when Playboy founder Hugh Hefner announced he was going to finance a film adaptation of Macbeth. Up to that point, ... Read More
Poll: Favorite Shakespearean Couple
Sunday December 2, 2007
Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.
("Hamlet", 2.2.123-6)
Are Hamlet and Ophelia Shakespeare's best couple? Take our ... Read More