I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me. Confession: for the first time ever, I forgot that I’m supposed to be doing a post today. Hence today’s post has been put together with the Oxford Shakespeare, the Amazon rental of the Joss Whedon adaptation and my … More Shakespeare Saturday: Much ado about nothing
I confess this blog has been a bit on the back burner over the last few weeks – that’s what sort of happens on holidays. Good intentions that never never go far. I have detailed notes and character lists of the earlier plays, little sticky notes with additional notes on them, but nothing of the … More Shakespeare Saturday: King Henry IV, Part 2
I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man Sandwiched between the two parts of Henry IV is a fairly pointless comedy featuring Sir John Falstaff, in a different but nonetheless recognisable guise of lecherous old knight fancying himself a bit of ladies’ man. Falstaff has arrived in Windsor, where he’s making himself … More Shakespeare Saturday: The merry wives of Windsor
Were’t not for laughing, I should pity him Henry Bolingbroke, who seized the throne from Richard II and unwittingly got him assassinated, is not enjoying himself. He suffers from guilty conscience because of Richard’s death, and unrest in the Scottish and Welsh borders is preventing him from going on the crusade he has promised. Closer … More Shakespeare Saturday: King Henry IV, Part 1
Shakespeare for absolute beginners 