“ They aim at it And botch the words up fit to their own thoughts.” Hamlet, IV. v. 9, 10. THE ascendency which much of our English literature holds over us is too largely one of opinion. There is a ...

Yet this is not the most pressing problem with contemporary Shakespeare staging. The biggest problem facing contemporary Shakespeare is the indifference to the playwright’s original language and ...

This summer marks the third act of Winona’s Great River Shakespeare Festival. The festival features the comedic “The Twelfth Night” and the tragic “Romeo and Juliet,” and runs June 30 through Aug. 6 ...

Julian Fellowes caused controversy recently after saying that not everyone has the ability to understand Shakespeare's language. Whilst promoting his new film Romeo and Juliet he told the BBC "When ...

Although Shakespeare is the most famous—and lauded—writer in English, most adult readers, theatergoers and students would be hard pressed to admit they fully understand the complexity or complete ...

I’ve met Shakespeare’s ghost. The encounter was more drudgery than mystery, I’m afraid. Twenty years ago, my doctoral supervisor casually informed me that I would need to read every tragedy written in ...