While some of us may have dreaded the Bard during high school, others relish reliving William Shakespeare’s legendary works time and time again in books, plays, and renewed adaptations that continue ...

— The great characters in Shakespeare are so large and heroic, with lofty mien, and of such generous amplitude and grand stature, that in our human weakness anti pettiness we are ashamed to approach ...

OK. This question has two correct answers. What do all of the following have in common - Titania, Ophelia, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia and Puck? Answer - they are all Shakespearean characters and also ...

"At the center of power, as Shakespeare reminds us, there always and only resides a fallible human being" – Eliot A. Cohen, "The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall" Year-end ...

Playwrights are reimagining supporting characters from plays such as “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of Venice.” To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The Merchant of Venice” would be several ...

No one did it like The Bard, so it's no surprise that some myths about him and his writing have seeped into our culture over ...

Considered to be one of the last Gaelic kings, the real Macbeth MacFindlaech wasn’t the murderous, terrible character of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. In reality, Macbeth became Earl ...

From comedy and tragedy to romance and revenge, William Shakespeare’s work explores universal truths that extend beyond the constraints of time. Known as the Bard of Avon, the 16th-century wordsmith’s ...

Chicago-based actor and playwright Will Wilhelm is spreading trans joy through the magic of theater. The conduit for that magic? The spirit of William Shakespeare, summoned via séance in Wilhelm’s ...

Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) will host students from England’s Cambridge University for a production of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” for two shows on Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.

Where: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE, Washington, D.C. When: March 4-April 6. Info: (202) 544-7077, folger.edu, $20-$84. To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The ...