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Shakespeare and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
In 1598 the writer Francis Meres wrote that “the witty soul of Ovid lives in mellifluous and honey-tongued Shakespeare”. And well he might: Shakespeare had already written his own version of one of Ovid’s tales, as well as borrowing stories … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Francis Meres, Metamorphoses, Ovid, The Winter's Tale
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Fairs, pedlars, and Shakespeare’s Stratford
October is fair-time in Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding towns as the travelling rides, the prize stalls and the hot dog stands fill the town’s streets. The traditional pig roast is still part of the Mop fair as is the fortune-teller’s … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Autolycus, British Museum, Mop Fair, Shakespeare: staging the world, The Winter's Tale
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Shakespeare and the Paralympics
We’re now into the Paralympics, and once again Shakespeare is a highlight of the cultural celebrations. The pop-up Shakespeare project is bringing fifty actors including some who are deaf or disabled onto the streets of London. Performing extracts of speeches … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Antony Sher, disability, Emily Bruni, Mamillius, Paralympics, Perdita, Pop-up Shakespeare, Richard III, The Winter's Tale
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Here come the girls: women directors at the Royal Shakespeare Company
Outgoing Artistic Director Michael Boyd recently announced his last planned season for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2013. In an interview he stated that “The theme of the season is heroines”, as several of the plays feature dominant women, … Continue reading
The Phoenix and Turtle: Shakespeare’s Valentines
Today we are celebrating St Valentine’s day by giving flowers, chocolates and cards decorated with symbols of hearts and roses to those we love. Traditionally it’s the day when birds pair up for the mating season, and Chaucer, writing in … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, birds, Chaucer, F T Prince, John Masefield, love, Loves Martyr, Phoenix, Shakespeare, St Valentine's Day, The Phoenix and Turtle, The Winter's Tale, Turtle Dove
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Stratford-upon-Avon’s Mop Fair
For a few days every October the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon have the history of the town brought home to them. The centre of the town literally comes to a standstill, all the cars, buses and lorries that pound the streets … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged agriculture, Autolycus, fair, Mop Fair, Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Winter's Tale
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Seeing the spider
Autumn’s coming round, and that means we are all seeing more spiders in homes, gardens and in the countryside. Spiders have always got a bad press. In folklore they’re associated with evil, malevolence, and rumoured to be venomous. Spiders don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged folklore, insect, Richard III, Shakespeare, spider, superstition, The Winter's Tale
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Shakespeare’s mothers and sons
Towards the end of Shakespeare’s life, early September must have been a sad time, not just because it signalled the end of summer. Both parents died at this time of year: his father was buried on 8 September 1601, and … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged death, King John, Mary Arden, mothers, Shakespeare, Snitterfield, The Winter's Tale, Wilmcote
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Your actions are my dreams: Shakespeare and conspiracy
A week on Sunday it will be exactly ten years since the awful events of 9/11 in which thousands of people died and which sparked the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Monday it was revealed that a poll undertaken … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged 9/11, conspiracy, Guy Smith, Irvin Light Matus, James Shapiro, Jonathan Bate, Jonathan Kay, Leontes, Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
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Shakespeare’s fathers: nature or nurture?
It’s Father’s Day in the UK today, and the prime minister, David Cameron, is taking the opportunity to have a go at fathers who fail to take financial or emotional responsibility for their families. There are children growing up …who … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Cymbeline, family, fathers, Hamlet, King Lear, Shakespeare, sons, The Winter's Tale
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