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Ophelia by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929) oil on canvas,...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:48:53 -0400

Ophelia by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929)

oil on canvas, 19th century

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Sun, 05 May 2013 18:17:53 -0400

fishingboatproceeds: isnerdy: fishingboatproceeds: Seriousl...

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:03:10 -0400

isnerdy:

fishingboatproceeds:

Seriously. Welcome to Happily Ever After, Rosaline.

You live in a united and prosperous Verona. And you don’t have to hang out with people who get married within hours of meeting.

You won the freaking Shakespeare tragedy lottery.

p.s. I hear that Paris guy ain’t half bad. Oh, he’s dead, too? YEAH MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS THEN.

Clearly the only man in that play for me is Mercutio. Oh, he’s dead, too?

Might I recommend Benvolio?

Global Shakespeares

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:25 -0400

Global Shakespeares:

shakespearean:

I’m headed to the USA for a month, and so won’t be updating this blog that often while I’m away. In the meantime I leave with you this amazing open access video archive to peruse: Global Shakespeares.

“The Global Shakespeares Video & Performance Archive is a collaborative project providing online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays and metadata provided by scholars and educators in the field.”

art-and-archaeology: Destiny of Rome: Marc Anthony’s speach at...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:57:50 -0400

art-and-archaeology:

Destiny of Rome: Marc Anthony’s speach at Caesar funeral

Latin language spoken movie.

akajakeedwardmarks: From PBS: “Shakespeare Uncovered:...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:03:10 -0400

akajakeedwardmarks:

From PBS: “Shakespeare Uncovered: Macbeth w / Ethan Hawke”

I was so happy to see that the makers of “Shakespeare Uncovered” decided to use “Sleep No More” as one of their myriad of examples of “Macbeth.” Here is a clip of Ethan Hawke watching a rehearsal and conducting an interview with Nicholas Bruder and Tori Sparks in the MacBeth residence. It contains excerpts from the scene post Duncan’s murder. Amazing footage.

adventuresthroughmind: Chorus of Henry V - Shakespeare Please...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:15:17 -0400

adventuresthroughmind:

Chorus of Henry V - Shakespeare

Please excuse my terrible writing and mistakes. I’m an amateur

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:47:20 -0400

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:46:30 -0400

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

When someone tells me I can't anymore English classes

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:15:32 -0400

englishproblems:

kawaiiuscassius: betzine: bean-here: I have no idea how could...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:34:06 -0400

kawaiiuscassius:

betzine:

bean-here:

I have no idea how could I missed this news.

Enemy of Man - adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth - is in development.

On his facebook page Roopesh Parekh posted some photos of Sean from shooting of the trailer. Earlier he wrote: “And that’s a wrap on ‘Macbeth’! Starring Sean Bean as Macbeth, James D’Arcy, Sam Spruell and Carl Crystal and the glorious Hedingham Castle!”

Now THIS I can get behind.

OOOOOOOOOOH YES okay but is it an adaptation of the story or will it be using the text? and more importantly, WHO IS LADY M???? i googled all those cast members and they were all dudes with the exception of one building. come on

Stony Brook University Presents ‘Hamlet’ this April

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:25:00 -0400

Stony Brook University Presents ‘Hamlet’ this April:

The Stony Brook University Department of Theatre Arts is running a student production of “Hamlet” April 11-14 and April 18-21 (Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm) in Theater One at the Staller Center for the Arts.

shakespearean: Hamlet leggings, coming soon to Black Milk...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:03:00 -0400

shakespearean:

Hamlet leggings, coming soon to Black Milk Clothing.

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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:16:57 -0400

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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:19:12 -0400

shakespeareandcats: Itty bitty Prince Hal kitty rallies his...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:48:25 -0400

shakespeareandcats:

Itty bitty Prince Hal kitty rallies his itty bitty troops to conquer France.

crosscastshakespeare: Asta Nielsen’s Hamlet, which you can...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:57:38 -0400

crosscastshakespeare:

Asta Nielsen’s Hamlet, which you can watch the whole of on youtube.

This film is inspired by Edward Vining’s book arguing that Hamlet is coded as female throughout the play. It proposes a Princess of Denmark who has been raised as male for political reasons. So this early film is meant to portray a specifically female Hamlet.

alwaysiambic: Need to have a good cry while reading Romeo and...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:05:14 -0400

alwaysiambic:

Need to have a good cry while reading Romeo and Juliet?
Check out this tissue box cover of the Bard himself!

Now Shakespeare can give you a tissue personally, like a beyond the grave apology for making you cry in the first place!

You can buy it on Amazon.com HERE!

'William Shakespeare's Star Wars'

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:16:00 -0400

'William Shakespeare's Star Wars':

May the verse be with you! Inspired by one of the greatest creative minds in the English language—and William Shakespeare—here is an officially licensed retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon.

The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify learners and masters alike. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.

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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:37:44 -0400