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The Duty of Doubling in Hamlet: Character Duos, Word Trios, and More Fill the Bard's Epic Tragedy

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Hamlet's Love of Words, Words, Words: Explore the Play of Words in Shakespeare's Play of Hamlet

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Are U.S. Actors Bad to the Bard? One Movie Star Thinks Americans Should "Speak the Speech" Not at All

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Hamlet on TV: The Famed Danish Prince Has Starred in Many Television Productions

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Major Themes of Shakespeare's The Tempest: Forgiveness and the Desire for Freedom on Prospero's Island

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Matthew Delman

Hamlet at the Movies: The Danish Prince is One of Shakespeare's Most Cinematic Heroes

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: P. Ryan Anthony

The Minor Characters of Twelfth Night: The Roles of Shakespeare's Creations

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Holly Thacker

Character Analysis in Twelfth Night: Viola, Orsino and Olivia of Shakespeare's Comic Play

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Holly Thacker

Plot Summary of Twelfth Night: A Brief Look at Shakespeare's Comic Play

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Holly Thacker

Othello's Jealousy and Iago's Revenge: The Themes of Shakespeare's Othello, the Moor of Venice

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Matthew Delman

Madness, Revenge and Loyalty in Hamlet: Major Themes of Shakespeare's Tragic Play

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Matthew Delman

Shakespeare Authorship Controversy: Some Argue the Bard of Avon Was Not Who He Appeared

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Michael Waterson

See Shakespeare Santa Cruz in a Redwood Forest: A Magical Midsummer's Night Dream in the Festival Glen

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Judith Wylie

Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida: A Summary and Analysis of Shakespeare's Problem Play

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Amy Freeman

The Element of Disguise in Shakespeare's Plays: Truth Revealed in the Works of Shakespeare

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Lane Luft

Race, Gender, and Religion in Othello: Shakespeare in Ania Loomba's Othello and the Racial Question

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Sandra Causey

Shakespeare's Main Story Sources: The Influence of Holinshed's Chronicles and Plutarch's Lives

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: P. Ryan Anthony

The Real Macbeth: Shakespeare's Play Was Based on the Myth, Not the Man

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Shakespeare's "Bad" Quartos: Six Infamous Early Versions of the Plays Make for Great Theater

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: P. Ryan Anthony

Shakespeare Santa Cruz Summer Festival: Repertory Company Acclaimed by USA Today as One of Top Ten

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: June Smith

The Language of Shakespeare: A Translation Guide to the Bard

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Ellen Wilson

The Legacy of William Poel: Some Controveries Surrounding a Visionary

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Sara Thompson

Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare's King Lear: A Reversal in Gender Roles and the Portrayal of Women

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Holly Thacker

Hamlet's "What a Piece of Work Is Man": An Analysis of Hamlet's Speech on Humanity and Human Nature

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Joshua Harrison

Alas, Poor Yorick – Mortality in Hamlet: An Analysis of Shakespeare's Famous Gravedigger Speech

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Joshua Harrison

Acting Shakespeare: Advice and Tips on Performing the Bard's Works

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Joshua Harrison

The Ill Fated Nature of Prince Hamlet: Causes of Tragedy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Feature Writer Jenna Galley

Egyptian Love Portrayed in Antony and Cleopatra: Understanding the Egyptian Queen and Her Relation with Rome

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Vastness of Scope in Antony and Cleopatra: Immensity in Character, Plot, Setting and Other Aspects

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Determining The Genre of Antony and Cleopatra: Categorising Shakespeare's Roman Play as Tragedy or History

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Characters in Henry IV Part I: Identifying Dramatic Worlds within Shakespeare's Historical England

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jing Heng Fong

Falstaff's Relevance in Henry IV Part I: Questioning Falstaff’s Role in A Shakespearean History Play

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jing Heng Fong

Examining Falstaff in Henry IV Part I: A Character Analysis of Shakespeare’s Comic Character

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jing Heng Fong

Single Parents in Shakespeare: A Comparison of Prospero in The Tempest and Volumnia in Coriolanus

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Benjamin Sell

The Theme of Love in The Tragedy of King Lear: Exploring Aesthetic Value in Shakespeare's Representation of Love

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Reversal in Gender Roles

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Holly Thacker

The Theme of Suffering in King Lear: Exploring and Expressing Suffering Within Shakespeare's Play

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Heart of the Storm in The Tragedy of King Lear: Exploring Its Signifiance on Themes of Suffering and Nihilism

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Shakespeare and Gender Representation: An Introduction to Opposing Views of the Portrayal of the Sexes

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Holly Thacker

The Universe Within A Midsummer Night's Dream: Deriving Setting and Scenery from Shakespeare's Text

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Worlds of Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream: Harmonizing a Cast of 'Musical Discord' to Create a Dream-Like Feel

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Marriages in A Midsummer Night's Dream: Examining the Marriage Convention in Shakespeare’s Romantic Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jing Heng Fong

Burial at Sea and Shakespeare's Pericles: Accuracy of the Superstition Surrounding Thaisa's Death in the Play

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Benjamin Sell

Othello's Final Speech: Understanding the Moor of Venice "Who Loved Not Wisely But Too Well"

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Joshua Harrison

The Taming of the Shrew at the Tobacco Factory: Bristol's Theatre-in-the-Round Failed with Shakespeare's Comedy

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Sara Thompson

How To Understand a Shakespeare Play: Five Easy Steps to Success with Studying Shakespeare!

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Shakespeare's King Lear and James I: The Rise and Fall of Monarchy in the Shakespearean Tragedy

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Sandra Causey

Jaqueys' All the World's a Stage Soliloquay: The Famous Speech in As You Like It and the Elizabethan Stage

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Joshua Harrison

Ophelia on Film: Interpreting Hamlet in Cinema

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Joshua Harrison

Macbeth's "Tomorrow" Speech: An Analysis of Macbeth's Final Soliloquoy

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Joshua Harrison

Magic in Shakespeare's The Tempest: An Analysis of Spells, Enchantments and Songs

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Joshua Harrison

Shakespeare: Canon and Apocrypha: Did the Bard Really Write All the Plays Attributed to Him?

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Powder Thompson

Shakespeare and Film Genre: Branagh, Luhrman and others Reinterpret the Bard on Screen

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

David Tennant as Hamlet: Patrick Stewart and Penny Downie Costar at the RSC, Stratford

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Young People and Shakespeare: The Royal Shakespeare Comapny's First Youth Ensemble

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Tony Butcher

Teaching Shakespeare To Five Year Old Children: Should The Tragedies Be Taught To Young Children?

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Martyn Coppack

Royal Shakespeare Company's Romeo and Juliet: RSC Production of Shakespeare’s Epic Tale to Tour UK

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Tony Butcher

Merchant of Venice Movie Review: Differences Between the 2004 Film and Shakespeare's Play

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Stephanie Cox

Main Characters in Macbeth: Four of the Principal Dramatis Personae in the Scottish Play

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Karen Murdarasi

Metaphors in Macbeth: Imagery of Light Versus Dark, and Badly Fitting Clothes

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Karen Murdarasi

Shakespeare's Henry V: RSC Courtyard Theatre Production, Stratford-upon-Avon

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Steve Newman

Shakespeare's Hamlet and Macbeth: Overview of the Genre and Two of the Playwright's Popular Tragedies

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Interpreting Hamlet: Understanding the Character of Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Hamlet and Madness: Madness in Revenge Drama by Shakespeare and His Contemporaries

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

To Be Or Not To Be: An Analysis of Hamlet's Famous Soliloquy

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Tricky Words in Shakespeare: Changing Vocabulary in Shakespeare Plays Can Fool Student Actors.

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Shakespeare and Poetic Effect: The Accidental Pleasures of Shakespeare's Language

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Misunderstood Shakespeare: Famous But Frequently Misapplied Quotations from The Bard

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Understanding Shakespeare's Words: The Problems of Shakespeare's Language For Students

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

The Quality of Mercy Is Strain'd: The Anti-Jewish Overtones of Portia's Famous Speech

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Names in Twelfth Night: The Significance of Character Names in Shakespeare's Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Benedick and Speech in Much Ado: The Significance of Speaking Well in Much Ado About Nothing

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Antonio's Fate in Twelfth Night: The Melancholy Resolution of Shakespeare's Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Antonio in Twelfth Night: A Character Study of Sebastian's Passionate Friend

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Feste in Twelfth Night: The Elusive and Mystical Fool in Shakespeare's Festive Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Ben Kingsley as Feste: An Inspiring Performance of the Mystical Fool in Twelfth Night

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Malvolio in Twelfth Night: A Character Study of the Hypocritical Steward

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

The Quality of Mercy: Portia's Oration in The Merchant of Venice

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Shakespeare and Puns: Wordplay in the Plays of Shakespeare

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing: A Character Study of the Impulsive Lover in Shakespeare's Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Friar Lawrence in Context: Romeo & Juliet and Catholic Stereotypes in the Renaissance

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet: A Character Study of the Ambiguous Monk

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing: A Character Study of Shakespeare's Comic Constable

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

A Character Study of Don John: The Villain in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Love and Friendship in Verona: The Unromantic Comedy of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Love and Comedy in Verona: The Ridiculous Lovers in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Title of Much Ado About Nothing: The Significance of Shakespeare's Famous Comedy Title

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Analyzing A Shakespeare Speech: How To Improve Your Marks

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Hamlet's Second Soliloquy: O What a Rogue and Peasant Slave am I!

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Analyzing A Shakespeare Character: How To Improve Your Essays

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Iago's Motivation: The Reasons Behind the Villain in Shakespeare's Othello

In: Shakespearean Theatre (general)

By: Jem Bloomfield

Quince and the Mechanicals: The Play-Within-a-Play in A Midsummer Night's Dream

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare's Extrovert Actor With a Dream

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Sir Toby Belch's Character: Shakespeare's High-Spirited Ruffian in Twelfth Night

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Mercutio's Character: The Lethal Joker in Romeo and Juliet

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

If Music Be The Food Of Love: Orsino's Opening Speech in Twelfth Night

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

But Brutus Is An Honourable Man: Mark Antony's Funeral Speech in Julius Caesar

In: Shakespeare Tragedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Branagh's Love's Labours Lost: A Shakespearean Musical Comedy

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Staging Shakespeare's Fairies: Producing A Midsummer Night's Dream

In: Shakespeare Comedies

By: Jem Bloomfield

Othello at the Globe: Wilson Milam's 2007 Production

In: Shakespearean Performances

By: Jem Bloomfield

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