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And we're back! The next Henry IV picks up pretty much exactly where the last one left off, with everyone dealing with the repercussions...

We're now entering the middle period of our Billy's career, and these next history plays really ramp things up, if you ask nearly...

After this week's lengthy scholar readings, I feel I have very little to add to the already deep conversation surrounding The Merchant of...

The hertz level of squee I unleashed this morning when I laid eyes on the big promotional Vanity Fair article for Dune was so high that...

Full disclosure: I was not enthused about going into Midsummer before this week began. I fell into the trap of believing it was, as Queen...

While this play holds the distinction of being one of the most popular in all of english-speaking (and even non-english-speaking)...

This week, Old Billy Shakes churns out a clean, concise, and clever all-verse instrument of historic entertainment. Most of the plays...

Now, here is a play that nobody knows. The only reason I even recall any of the characters in it is because of that awesome film The Lion...

FINALLY, this week, we get to see old William bust out the big guns and showcase his florabundant language skills. His strength of style...

Here we are, with yet another “sandbox” play in which scholars believe they see Shakespeare testing the waters of concepts for his later,...

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: The Taming of the Shrew is not one of my favorite plays. It’s not that it’s terribly...

I will never forget my first exposure to the story of Titus Andronicus. I was in college at UF and visiting my dear friend Alan at his...

I was of two minds going into this week. I was looking forward to a break from all the MURTHER, but also I’ve historically been...

The first time I visited York, one of the few surviving First Folios in the world (235 total) just happened to be on display at the...

I am excited about this week, since we’ll finally get to one of my favorite soliloquies! It of course belongs to everyone’s least...

Part 2: The family feud continues! This week’s play begins with the marriage of mindful Margaret to the blushing groom Henry. Of course,...

Oh, Henry VI. You are an odd duck. Somehow sprung from the glorious loins of everyone’s favorite warlike Harry, Hal, King Henry V, and...

Y’all have no idea how relieved I am to have this New Year’s Resolution underway. I hate that it has taken me this long to return to the...

OK, so, *deep breath* FUCKING HOT DAMN THANK YOU UNIVERSE FOR THIS HIGHLY PERSONAL FAVOR YOU ARE DOING FOR ME. I CANNOT EVEN. First,...

So you may have heard that sales of George Orwell's "1984" shot up a billion percent (actually Amazon's reported it as 7,000%) these...