'Shakespeare Is For Everyone'
Shakespeare is for every single would-be critic, on every level, everywhere.
Read MoreThe Shakespearean Magnitude of Succession
Shakespearean themes solidify the highbrow cultural status of HBO’s Succession. [Warning: Spoilers]
Read MoreGreat Lines: Julius Caesar
The portentous warning of the Soothsayer to Julius Caesar is a line of potent cultural resonance.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Antony and Cleopatra
As Shakespeare reimagined, in refusing to be mastered, Cleopatra mastered herself.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Hamlet
The phrase ‘To be, or not to be’ combines devices to pose the quintessential, existential question.
Read MoreGood Stuff
English teaching, done right, imparts a love of working language.
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