Category Archives: Plays and Poems

Shakespeare’s First Folio: “read him, … and again and again”

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

Shakespeare’s First Folio has been in the news again recently due to two new exhibitions featuring this most famous of books.  The Folger Shakespeare Library’s summer exhibition in Washington, DC, will be Fame, Fortune and Theft, looking at the book’s … Continue reading →

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A rose by any other word

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

The scent of roses is in the air already this year. With whole gardens devoted to its many varieties, no flower has a closer association with summertime in England. As national flower, it also has a special link with the … Continue reading →

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Staging The Merchant of Venice

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sylvia Morris

John Nathan’s interesting article raises the old question whether The Merchant of Venice is too offensive to stage. I’m pleased that he comes down on the side of continuing to perform it, in spite of the discomfort it might cause … 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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