Shakespeare

PG-13 | 1h 49min | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | 6 December 2022 (USA) According to the movie site IMDb.com, there have been 1,675 movies and TV shows based on the works of William Shakespeare and another 45 ...

In the early 1930s, to draw Depression-era audiences, Hollywood studios tried to distinguish themselves from each other. They ...

CHICAGO—It’s considered one of Shakespeare’s problem plays, which is why the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, always appreciating a challenge, ...

The world bound up in the snow and ice of winter is as fascinating as it is forbidding. ...

The whole point in human beings' reading, writing, and memorizing poetry is to become more human. As the ...

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and ...

Two works of art in the same medium can often be connected like pearls on a string, one ...

Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” the story of a man’s choosing a loud and troublesome but rich ...

Commentary A recent article in School Library Journal (SLJ), titled “To Teach or Not to Teach: Is Shakespeare ...

A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare's plays for the first time sold for a record ...

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time and one of the ...

One of Shakespeare’s last plays, “Cymbeline” is considered to be one of his more problematic works. That’s because ...

Does anyone now remember what was highly significant in England, circa 1592–94? Or how about 1603–04? No? What ...

R | 2h 20min | Biography, Drama, History | 1 November 2019 (USA) You’ve seen “Braveheart.” So you ...

“Hamlet” is arguably the most famous of William Shakespeare’s plays. It is the source of such famous lines ...

The green English countryside rushes past me as our train travels northwest from London. From my window seat, ...

SPRING GREEN, Wis.—“Twelfth Night, or What You Will” has one of the funniest scenes in all of Shakespeare’s ...

Finding a spouse has long been among the most commonplace activities and yet, at the same time, shrouded ...

"They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate ...

When you think of inner-city teenagers, what springs to mind? For many, it’s hoodies, video games—and probably hating ...

NEW YORK—“Kiss Me, Kate,” one of the most beloved shows in the musical theater canon, makes a welcome ...

It’s 400 years since the death of Richard Burbage, the first person to play the roles of Hamlet, ...

If there’s something book lovers like almost as much as reading books, it’s talking about books. About the plot ...

NEW YORK—There's no doubt Janet McTeer would do a brilliant job of playing the title role in William ...

For a lecture course I teach at Brown University called “Love Stories,” we begin at the beginning, with ...

Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet air, that give delight and hurt ...

Today we fully expect film, television, and theater to use music to shape meaning. The screeching violins of “Psycho” ...