Shakespeare by the Numbers: the Quiz
Thursday January 24, 2008
How many witches appear in Macbeth? How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? Take our quiz and see how well you know the important numbers in Shakespeare's life and work. Detailed ... Read More
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Monday January 21, 2008
Underneath the floors of the outer and inner stages was a large cellar called "hell", allowing for the dramatic appearance of ghosts. This cellar was probably as big as the ... Read More
Shakespeare and the Gunpowder Plot
Saturday January 19, 2008
It was November 1605, and high treason was on the mind of every English subject. A small group of angry Catholics, fed up with ongoing persecution at the hands of ... Read More
Friday January 18, 2008
Celebrated for the radiance of its lyric poetry, Romeo and Juliet was tremendously popular from its first performance. The sweet whispers shared by young Tudor lovers throughout the realm were ... Read More
A Guide to Sonnet 130
Thursday January 17, 2008
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, ... Read More
Shakespeare on Revenge
Saturday January 12, 2008
I will have such revenges on you both,
That all the world shall -- I will do such things, --
What they are, yet I know not: but they shall be
The ... Read More
Shakespeare's Histories: The Quiz
Saturday January 12, 2008
Henry Bolingbroke usurps the throne of which king? Give the quiz a try! Detailed answers are provided.
How Did Shakespeare Die?
Monday January 7, 2008
The cause of Shakespeare's death is a mystery, but an entry in the diary of John Ward, the vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford (where Shakespeare is buried), tells ... Read More
Shakespeare on Fate
Thursday January 3, 2008
Although the idea of the wheel of fortune existed before Boethius, his work was the source on the subject for Chaucer, Dante, Machiavelli, and of course, Shakespeare. Call it what ... Read More
Quiz: Shakespeare's Tragedies
Tuesday January 1, 2008
How many daughters does King Lear have? In which play would you find Queen Mab? Take the quiz and see how well you know Shakespeare's tragedies. Detailed answers are provided.