Tag Archives: Measure for Measure

The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure: two of a kind?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

The Royal Shakespeare Company is currently offering audiences the chance to see both The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure back to back. These plays are unlikely bedfellows, but they have in fact a lot in common.  Both … Continue reading →

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Very like a whale: Adventures in the far North, Part 2

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

In Part 1 I looked at some of Shakespeare’s references to whales, and the history of whaling in Spitsbergen. This time I’m looking at the stories of adventurers who headed north.  The very first English trading company was established by … Continue reading →

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#Shakespeare4Murdoch #Hackgate

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

For a time on Saturday afternoon the hashtag #Shakespeare4Murdoch was the leading trend on twitter. Tweeters quoted appropriate bits of Shakespeare or adjusted a line or two to suit what’s become known as Hackgate. Here are a few examples: Remorse, … Continue reading →

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The corruption of power

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Political corruption was one of Shakespeare’s favourite subjects. You would expect to find it in tragedies like Hamlet and Richard III where power and its abuse are at the heart of the plot, but Shakespeare puts the subject of the … Continue reading →

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