Shakespeare Criticism: Miscellaneous
A collection of essays and articles on general topics related to Shakespeare's life and works.
Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare
An annotated edition of the collected writings of American critic Kenneth Burke. The volume is edited by Scott L. Newstok.
An annotated edition of the collected writings of American critic Kenneth Burke. The volume is edited by Scott L. Newstok.
Falstaff and the Queen
A brief look at Shakespeare's most lovable character and his connection to Elizabeth I.
A brief look at Shakespeare's most lovable character and his connection to Elizabeth I.
Famous quotations from "All's Well the Ends Well"
Famous quotations from "All's Well the Ends Well", for reference or for fun!
Famous quotations from "All's Well the Ends Well", for reference or for fun!
Quotations From "Cymbeline"
The best-loved quotations from Shakespeare's play, "Cymbeline"
The best-loved quotations from Shakespeare's play, "Cymbeline"
Quotations from "As You Like It"
Shakespeare's best-loved quotations from his comedy, "As You Like It"
Shakespeare's best-loved quotations from his comedy, "As You Like It"
Famous Quotations from "Measure for Measure"
Most important quotations from Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure", with line references.
Most important quotations from Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure", with line references.
Acting Troupes in Tudor England
Most English municipalities possessed their own town players, and this essay explores the lifestyle of these amateur acting troupes.
Most English municipalities possessed their own town players, and this essay explores the lifestyle of these amateur acting troupes.
Aristotle and Shakespeare
Answers the questions, "Can The Poetics successfully be applied to Shakespeare's works?" and "Can Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero be successfully applied to Shakespeare?"
Answers the questions, "Can The Poetics successfully be applied to Shakespeare's works?" and "Can Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero be successfully applied to Shakespeare?"
Shakespeare's Settings
Shakespeare's plays are set in many exotic locations, from Verona and Milan to Athens and Rousillon. If you want to know more, here is a list of the settings of Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies.
Shakespeare's plays are set in many exotic locations, from Verona and Milan to Athens and Rousillon. If you want to know more, here is a list of the settings of Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies.
Britannia Rules The Waves?
A look at images of empire in Elizabethan England and the steady growth of imperial thinking. Great for researchers who need detailed information about the society in which Shakespeare lived.
A look at images of empire in Elizabethan England and the steady growth of imperial thinking. Great for researchers who need detailed information about the society in which Shakespeare lived.
Shakespeare's "Edward III?"
In the last few years many critics have begun to reassess the merits of the play and are beginning to argue that "hollow and insincere" passages are not reason enough to deny that Shakespeare wrote the drama.
In the last few years many critics have begun to reassess the merits of the play and are beginning to argue that "hollow and insincere" passages are not reason enough to deny that Shakespeare wrote the drama.
Criticial Approaches to Shakespeare
A slideshow that investigates critical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays, including structuralism, poststructuralism, formalism, and feminism.
A slideshow that investigates critical approaches to Shakespeare’s plays, including structuralism, poststructuralism, formalism, and feminism.
Music in Shakespeare's Plays
Defying tradition, Shakespeare used music in his later tragedies such as "Othello", "King Lear", and "Hamlet."
Defying tradition, Shakespeare used music in his later tragedies such as "Othello", "King Lear", and "Hamlet."
The Play's not the Only Thing to See
Examines Shakespeare's popularity in Hollywood and how England's Stratford-upon-Avon copes with the rising interest in the Bard.
Examines Shakespeare's popularity in Hollywood and how England's Stratford-upon-Avon copes with the rising interest in the Bard.
Preternatural Phenomena in Shakespeare
Fairies, portents, and the great chain of being in "The Tempest", "Julius Caesar", and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Fairies, portents, and the great chain of being in "The Tempest", "Julius Caesar", and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Renaissance Schools
Information on English universities, schools and scholarship in the sixteenth century, from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
Information on English universities, schools and scholarship in the sixteenth century, from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature."
The Text of Shakespeare
Explores the curtailment or omission of lines and scenes for stage purposes, for want of actors, or for political expediency.
Explores the curtailment or omission of lines and scenes for stage purposes, for want of actors, or for political expediency.
Where Art Thou, Shakespeare?
Lance Morrow defines the Shakespearean tabloid in our time, citing the O.J. Simpson trial as a prime example.
Lance Morrow defines the Shakespearean tabloid in our time, citing the O.J. Simpson trial as a prime example.
Writing about Shakespeare
An article by Shakespearean scholar Frank Kermode discussing his fifty years teaching and writing about Shakespeare.
An article by Shakespearean scholar Frank Kermode discussing his fifty years teaching and writing about Shakespeare.
Public Privates
Focuses on gender identity and the centrality of women in Shakespeare's work.
Focuses on gender identity and the centrality of women in Shakespeare's work.
The Role of the Clown in Shakespeare's Theatre
Argues that the "clown" became increasingly important in English drama, eventually growing into a cultural symbol.
Argues that the "clown" became increasingly important in English drama, eventually growing into a cultural symbol.
Deathbed Scenes in Shakespeare's Plays and the Visual Tradition
Focuses on the deaths of Shakespearean characters, many of which are sudden and violent.
Focuses on the deaths of Shakespearean characters, many of which are sudden and violent.
Shakespeare by Mail
A look at what it is like to experience Shakespeare online and participate in distance learning.
A look at what it is like to experience Shakespeare online and participate in distance learning.
Shakespeare's Morality
Was Shakespeare a Stoic? Ben Ross Schneider, Jr. of Lawrence University shares his findings.
Was Shakespeare a Stoic? Ben Ross Schneider, Jr. of Lawrence University shares his findings.