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Othello • Re: Iago's Quote

Zak P 24 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:32 PST

"And nothing can or shall content my soul, till i am evened with him, wife for wife, or, failing so, yet that I put the Moor at least into a jealousy so strong that judgment cannot cure"...

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Hamlet • Hamlet Show!

Jenni123 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:03:03 PST

hi! I am going to Hamlet show in NewYork at the mid of this month. I already got my tickets. I'm very much looking forward to it. Anyone of you planning to go to the same show? Statistics: Posted...

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Romeo & Juliet • Re: Romeo and Juliet

will_752 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:02:58 PST

I think it all went down the pisser, from the scene where Benvolio said, "and now these hot summer days is the mad blood stirring". they all went mad from there, (in Mercutio's case- more...

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Romeo & Juliet • Re: Shakespeare stealing again

will_752 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:56:23 PST

akfarrar wrote: One of those frequently misunderstood problems with Shakespeare is his propensity to lift material from other people - nowadays we would call it plagiarism. yeah. well, either...

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Love's Labour's Lost • Branagh's Film Version

shakespeareinlove — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:19:41 PST

I saw the film version of LLL on Saturday and I must say I enjoyed it very much. Not only does it feature Kenneth Branagh, who I'm a big fan of, but I loved the musical aspect and the storyline. ...

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Who was William Shakespeare? • What did Ben Jonson mean by Lily?

grumblebee — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:47:04 PST

Probably because it's white (e.g. pure), the lily became a symbol for the Virgin Mary to early Christians. This symbolic meaning gradually broadened to stand for saints in general. My guess is that...

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Authorship debate & apocrypha • Did our playwright have to be a nobleman?

grumblebee — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:57:17 PST

I don't have a stake in the authorship question. I really don't care who wrote the plays. If I knew the answer it would have no affect on the way I direct or read them. And though I hate to insult...

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