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Ophelia (1883) [from William Shakespeare's Hamlet] by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). Private collection.

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2021-01-10

The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve;
Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time.
~ A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Four Lovers Sleep in the Wood ~ Christian Birmingham

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2020-12-27

Extra credit work I did for my literature class. I’ve got beef with Shakespeare.

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2020-12-28

"One feast, one house, one mutual happiness." ~ 2GofV (A5,S4).


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2020-12-20

Utterly fabulous to have in our archive original photos of renowned British actor Denholm Elliot performing Twelfth Night at Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf.

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2020-12-14

"All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me."

Sonnet 43

Image: Le Reveil by Jean Francois Rafaelli. c. 1885-95.

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2020-12-07

❄️🌹❄️"At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season grows."

🤍Love's Labour Lost

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2020-12-06

"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time" - Macbeth


https://t.co/BEpjN6Ncwh

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2020-12-06

“Let me embrace these sour adversities:
For wise men say it is the wisest course.”

Henry VI, Part III, Act III, sc. 1.

🖼️'Back to Brick' : : My Modern Met

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2020-12-06

“I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety” ~ Henry V (A3,S2).

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2020-11-29

"He's a God or a Painter; for he makes faces." ~ Love's Labour's Lost (A5,S2).

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2020-11-22

Then fiery expedition be my wing,
Jove's Mercury, and herald for a king!

- Richard III

[Mercury (Hermes), Olympian god of boundaries and travellers, and herald and messenger of Zeus. Ceiling painting (detail: Mercury), City Palace, Potsdam by van Loo 1751]

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2020-11-22

"Of the very instant that I saw you, Did my heart fly at your service" ~ The Tempest (A3,S1).

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2020-11-08

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”
Shakespeare's The Tempest was first performed in 1611
(art by John William Waterhouse)

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2020-11-01

"Cry woe, destruction, ruin and decay:
The worst is death, and death will have his day."

Richard II, Act 3 Scene 2


Image: St George and the Dragon - The Skulls brought to the King, stained glass design by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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2020-10-26