Blogs Posts on "Shakespeare"

Frases e Pensamentos - Shakespeare by Site de Curiosidades on Nov 18, 2009"Demora não é recusa." William Shakespeare...

In Flanders Fields The Poppies Blow by Inky Fool on Nov 11, 2009In Flanders fields the poppies blowI didn't realise for years that blow in this poem may actually mean bloom. It's the second meaning of blow hidden in every dictionary. In fact, Chambers puts it first: blow v.i. to bloom or bl...

Andrew Motion and Shakespeare by Inky Fool on Nov 9, 2009There's a story in The Times today about how a chap called Ben Shephard has accused Andrew Motion of plagiarism. Motion's defence is that other people have done it and he cites Shakespeare.Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra borrowed whole passages...

Man dies after being found hanging in police lockup by Chicago Fabulous Blog on Nov 6, 2009A parolee was found hanging in a Northwest Side police lockup this afternoon, authorities said. Police found Miroslaw Chrzestek, 46, unresponsive at the Shakespeare District police station at about 1 p.m., authorities said. He was later pronounced de...

Midsummer Madness by At Close Proximities on Oct 31, 2009I miss those times when I was still taking a Shakespeare subject, and one of the stories that I will never forget is Midsummer Night’s Dream. You know, the one about the political nobles, middle class workers and laborers and supernatural beings...

Alack, by Random Thoughts From a Random Aunt on Oct 25, 2009how is it that I find myself in the middle of the semester already? Where did the time go? And how is it that I find myself writing an essay on the villainization of Shakespeare's Richard III? Silly me. What thinketh I? I started out for a nice littl...

Sketch Of The Day - Gwyneth Paltrow by Fantasytree on Oct 19, 2009Another monday morning and a new week has arrived. Let's start it off with an ink sketch that I drew this weekend for the Sketchstorm thread at the ImagineFX site. It's the actress Gwyneth Paltrow, from the movie "Shakespeare in Love":...

A Mad Tale's Best for Winter by The Pequod on Oct 12, 2009I went to see The Winter's Tale last weekend, but a strong production (see postscript) could not conceal the cracks in Shakespeare's original, and my prior impression of the play was confirmed: it is something of a mess. The problem begins with Leon...

Day 263 September 20th 2009 American Players Theater by Allie Oop's Photo Blog on Sep 23, 2009Tonight I went to see King Henry the 5th with my friend and her family. Just like almost everytime i’ve been out to American Players Theater it rained. On the drive to Spring Green it started sprinkling, then stopped while we ate out picnic...