Romeo and Juliet: A Tragic Comedy
Romeo and Juliet is known as one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, but is it entirely that, a tragedy, or are there more layers to this play? Could it also be part comedy?
Queen Gertrude, Villain or Victim?
A queen comparable with Lady Macbeth or a victim of circumstance?
Hamnet and Grief
Hamnet was Shakespeare’s son who tragically died as a child from the Black Death. The novel Hamnet explores a fictionalized explanation of how his death affected the Bard and his writing of Hamlet.
What Makes a Good Shakespeare Adaptation?
From She’s the Man to Gnomeo and Juilet to Kenneth Brannagh’s works, what makes a good Shakespeare adaptation?
Who was The Bard?
A short history of William Shakespeare, his life, and the world he lived in.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Trapping Characters Within a Narrative
What Rosencrantz and Guildenstern has to say about characters being doomed by the narrative and breaking the fourth wall.