Shakespeare and Pals: Recapping the Bard

Shakespeare's break out side-character Falstaff gets his own play! It worked so well for Jack Sparrow...

Falstaff returns to the stage. There are no wars or princes this time, only love, swindling, and funny accents. Falstaff needs money, so he's going to woo and hoodwink two married ladies. But these merry wives are more cunning that Falstaff expects.

Can Shakespeare's rotund philosopher-scoundrel hold a play by himself? Join Michael and Sophie to find out!

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Sources: 

The Oxford Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Oxford University Press)

Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)

What if Hamlet but girl... and silent movie?

Everything you know about Hamlet is a lie. Actually, Hamlet is a "she". She still needs to kill her uncle though.

Asta Nielsen's reinvention of Hamlet may lack some of the depth of the original,  but, hey, she gives us a Hamlet college life AU.

Does this 100 year old move stand the test of time? Join us to find out!

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Danish guy wants to... This doesn't need an introduction!

After many long years, we're here. Shakespeare's masterpiece, the masterpiece of English literature. As Gustave Flaubert said, the three finest things God ever made were Hamlet, Don Giovanni, and the sea.

Does Hamlet deserve the hype? Join us to find out!

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Sources: 

The Oxford Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Oxford University Press)

Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)

Revenge is a dish best served... with lots of collateral damage...

Andrea's dead, but true haters take revenge from beyond the grave. He enlists the spirit of Revenge to kill his murderer, the Portuguese Prince Balthazar. This leads to Andrea's girlfriend falling in love with another man, that man getting murdered, that man's father murdering the murderers, and... so much other stuff...

The origin of the revenge tragedy. Without The Spanish Tragedy, there would be no Hamlet. Does the genre grand-daddy live up to Shakespeare's masterpiece? Join us to find out!

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We return to Shakespeare's true love: cross-dressers.

When Viola gets washed up on the Illyrian coast, she simply has no choice but to dress up as a boy and enter the service of the sexy local lord... Hi-jinks ensue. This good, cross-dressing girl gets caught up in love triangles and mistaken identity.

We once more ask: Is Shakespeare good at comedy? Join us to find out!

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Sources: 

The Oxford Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Oxford University Press)

Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)