Shakespeare makes life better.
My younger daughter is studying Romeo and Juliet at the moment. We’ve been over that play so many times over the years that for the first few lessons I learned that she wasn’t even reading the book, she was just going from memory! Unfortunately she had her events out of order and was getting them … Continue reading Why Kids Hate Romeo and Juliet
I’ve oft-lamented that while I would love to collect and play Shakespeare board games and card games, I don’t really have anyone in the physical world to play with. My family will try to play, but the game ends up 90% me explaining things and letting them keep up. Where’s the fun in that? Well … Continue reading Trivial Pursuit for Shakespeare Geeks
Because I do love copying Bardfilm so much, and I saw that he published his review of Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth (for which, as he likes to say, q.v.), not only did I decide to publish mine, but I just went ahead and copy-pasted that ø character from his site instead of trying to figure out how … Continue reading Book Review: Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth
In the kitchen at work the other day, a coworker tells me that he’s just returned from London, where of course he had to stop by The Globe. I ask if he saw a show, and his response is, “I wasn’t really on a schedule that allowed time for a show, and besides, it was … Continue reading Give Shrew Its Due
It’s Bardfilm! I’ve taken over Shakespeare Geek (the blog, not the guy) while he’s away. In effect, I’ve seized this bully pulpit. Teddy Roosevelt coined the term “bully pulpit” to describe the presidency. He meant that it was a terrific (“bully”) place to deliver important messages (“pulpit”). Shakespeare uses the word “bully” quite a bit. … Continue reading A Bully Pulpit for Shakespeare