"Ophelia", my latest drop on ! One of the characters in Shakespeare's powerful drama, "Hamlet", she meets a tragic end.
Read more about her story here
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act IV Scene III

aka the dialogue exchange that I have not stopped thinking about since I first read it ten years ago

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11/11 is Shakespeare's Birthday🎈

Post fanart, read birthday stories and take a chance on his eternal birthday gacha to celebrate!🍰

How will you enjoy his day?




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Lily-Pad or Billowing Angel? This week's Ophelia is by W.G Simmonds (1910, an illustration from an edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet owned by the Huntington Library) for

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7 Nov 1583: John Arden, mother's 2nd cousin, arrested on a charge of conspiring to kill Elizabeth I

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The King first sees Anne Bullen (Boleyn) at Cardinal Wolsey's ball, as described in William Shakespeare's dramatic play 'Henry VIII'.

By F. O. C. Darley, 19th century.

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This was done for All Souls' Day, so it's late. :/

Fanart of Keanu Reeves as Hamlet from the RMTC 1995 production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

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🎭November 11 is Shakespeare's Day of Birth🎭

As we move into the 11th month, one shall rejoice in great fanfare🥳 with new 5★ cards!

Log in now and get lucky! 🎁

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Since I have not posted anything on yet, I have thought of dropping this beautiful painting of the three witches casting a spell from Shakespeare's Macbeth Act IV, Scene I.

🎨 Daniel Gardner, 1775



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is back after a hiatus just in time for with a deep dive into the Story of Old followed by a discussion of Catholic, Protestant & Roman themes in the play & of Shakespeare's relationship to Catholicism: https://t.co/CCmcea6AkW

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Shakespeare's Falstaff was originally named John Oldcastle, but changed under threat of defamation suit from a descendant named William Brooke. That's probably why the alias Brook fictionally screws w/ Falstaff. Problems of "based on a true story" media don't change, LOL

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We can't deny how influential Shakespeare's works have been for other pieces of media, and "Harry Potter" is no exception. Here, we look deeper into the use of the four-point character conflict in the "Potter" series. https://t.co/9I3RT5gatr

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Love is engendered in the eyes

Inspired by Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"☺

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Tonight's the night!

It's felt like a while since we've put on a show for you, but join us at 7pm EST on https://t.co/zyMQhAlIVk as our illustrious cast take a figurative & literal stab at Shakespeare's Julius Caesar!

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Games & Theatre in Shakespeare's England is the 3rd volume in the book series Cultures of Play, 1300-1700 edited by Bret Rothstein, & Christina Normore (press contact, ). Visit the series page for info on all of the books: https://t.co/mn0SRsMNsE

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Shakespeare's growth - Master turned into underwear, but I bet no servant could guess that putting him on would have such marvelous results!

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Thalia, the Truth

In Greek Myth, Thalia is the Muse of Comedies and Idyllic Poetry.

Comedies nowadays make you think about the genre that's jokey, for laughs, light hearted.

Back in Shakespeare's time, Comedies were the plays that got happy endings

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Shakespeare's Birthplace, by Warwick Goble, c.1923.

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