Caitlin
Henry IV Part Two
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...
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Caitlin
Apr 30, 202012 min read
Henry IV Part One
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...
Caitlin
Apr 19, 202011 min read
The Merchant of Venice
After this week's lengthy scholar readings, I feel I have very little to add to the already deep conversation surrounding The Merchant of...
Caitlin
Apr 14, 20201 min read
We need to SQUEE about Dune now
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...
Caitlin
Apr 6, 20209 min read
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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...
Caitlin
Mar 29, 202014 min read
Romeo and Juliet
While this play holds the distinction of being one of the most popular in all of english-speaking (and even non-english-speaking)...
Caitlin
Mar 22, 202013 min read
Richard II
This week, Old Billy Shakes churns out a clean, concise, and clever all-verse instrument of historic entertainment. Most of the plays...
Caitlin
Mar 18, 20208 min read
King John
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...
Caitlin
Mar 7, 20209 min read
Love's Labour's Lost
FINALLY, this week, we get to see old William bust out the big guns and showcase his florabundant language skills. His strength of style...
Caitlin
Feb 29, 20207 min read
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Here we are, with yet another “sandbox” play in which scholars believe they see Shakespeare testing the waters of concepts for his later,...
Caitlin
Feb 23, 20208 min read
The Taming of the Shrew
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...
Caitlin
Feb 15, 202012 min read
Titus Andronicus
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...
Caitlin
Feb 9, 20207 min read
The Comedy of Errors
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...
Caitlin
Feb 3, 20209 min read
Richard III
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...
Caitlin
Jan 26, 20206 min read
3 Henry VI
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...
Caitlin
Jan 20, 20205 min read
2 Henry VI
Part 2: The family feud continues! This week’s play begins with the marriage of mindful Margaret to the blushing groom Henry. Of course,...
Caitlin
Jan 12, 20204 min read
1 Henry VI
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...
Caitlin
Jan 10, 20205 min read
Shakespeare Is My Boyfriend
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...
Caitlin
Feb 20, 20192 min read
We need to talk about the upcoming-desperately-anticipated-holy-Shai-Hulud-I-can't-believe-this DUNE MOVIE
OK, so, *deep breath* FUCKING HOT DAMN THANK YOU UNIVERSE FOR THIS HIGHLY PERSONAL FAVOR YOU ARE DOING FOR ME. I CANNOT EVEN. First,...
Caitlin
Feb 5, 20172 min read
When Science Fiction Meets Reality
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...
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