Give it up, Lego Shakespeare. Everyone loves the bear.
Decisive Lady Anne
One of the great scenes in Richard III is Richard's wooing of Lady Anne. She hates his guts, which is pretty reasonable when you consider that he and his family was responsible for the deaths of her father, husband, and father-in-law, among others. But that doesn't stop Richard. Ooooh no. Nothing stops Richard. He does this:
Which is all very well and good, but I keep waiting for Lady Anne to do this:
Come on, Lady Anne. Get your act together.
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Shakespearean Character Spotlight: the Cream-Faced Loon
Today's Shakespearean Character Spotlight is one of my favorite bit-parts in the canon.
I've previously said that the role I would most like to play is Margaret of Anjou, but in all honesty I think it might be the cream-faced loon. I mean, let's be honest, I'm not nearly a good enough actor to do justice to Margaret, but I might just be able to handle the cream-faced loon. Plus, as a Gosling, I already have the goose look.
Have a great weekend! If you want some holiday cheer, check out my Shakespeare Advent Event posts on Tumblr.
Shakespearean Selfies, part 4
Time for more Shakespearean Selfies!
I'm in Instagram now, so I'm starting to get the hang of how all these hashtags actually work. Sort of. Well, not really. It turns out you just make 'em up as you go along, for the most part. #ThisIsAHashtag #ImDoingItWrong
Shakespeare Quotes for All Occasions, part 1
Don't let anyone tell you that Shakespeare's language is inaccessible.
I have never dressed up as a chicken, but if I ever do, I know what Shakespeare lines I'm going to be quoting.
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Shakespearean Character Spotlight: The Earl of Douglas
Another Friday, another Shakespearean Character Spotlight. We previously profiled Jamy, the most Scottish Scotsman to ever Scot, but the subject of today's spotlight gives him a run for his money.
Princes in the Tower
There's no situation so dire that it can't be alleviated by a good knock-knock joke, right?
Oh. Maybe I was wrong.
Consider this a sequel to The Wars of the Roses: Knock Knock Joke Edition.
...I'm terrible at knock-knock jokes. This is what I'm trying to tell you.
Venus and Adonis (in 3 Panels)
As you all know, I've summarized all of Shakespeare's plays in three panels each. Well, that's all well and good, but it criminally ignores Shakespeare's narrative poems. I'm going to try and remedy that.
Wild boars are hard to draw. Uderzo makes it look so easy.
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