A friend sent me the link to yesterday’s Word A Day word, asking if I’d ever heard of it through the Shakespeare connection. Apparently a character in Love’s Labour’s Lost says it, but no, I did not remember it. Additionally, if you scramble the letters a bit you end up with a Latin phrase that means “These plays, F. Bacon’s offspring, are preserved for the world.” Which of course means nothing, but it’s neat nonetheless :).

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Shakespeare – Other Sites:

There are far too many links on this page for me to just pick a couple, so I’m linking the whole thing. Something for everybody!

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Shakespeare Authorship:

Following up my recent book review I discovered the Shakespeare Authorship site, which is clearly dedicated to supporting the case that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare. Although it takes aim directly at the Oxfordian argument, it’s nice to see some support of the standard arguments (many of which appear in Robin P. Williams’ book), such as the “fact” that Shakespeare’s death went unnoticed. Mary Sidney’s name does not appear on the page, in case anybody’s curious.

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The Shakespeare Book of Lists:

I don’t love this list of 150 Shakespeare cliches. They’re presented in such a brief format that most of them lose their original flavor. Example? “Dog will have its day” does not sound nearly as interesting to me as “Cat will mew and dog will have its day,” or even “Every dog has his day”, which would be an incorrect quote, but closer to the cliche as people know it. The source play is referenced, but not the act or scene, so good luck looking them up on your own.

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Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project:

Candian Adaptions of Shakespeare is exactly what it says it is: an as-close-to comprehensive (and ever-growing), digital archive of performances, productions, playwrights, and other materials that date from pre-Confederation times to the present day.

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