Stick Figure Iconography: Polonius

OK! Act 2, Scene 2 of A Stick-Figure Hamlet is up next, and BOY HOWDY is it a doozy. So, before I tackle it, I thought I’d just take a deep breath and share a couple more Stick Figure Iconographies with you, starting with everyone’s (least) favorite interfering father!

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

One or two more iconographies next week before (dun dun DUNNNN) 2.2 gets underway.

Stick Figure Iconography: Ghost of Hamlet's Father

I was beset by crises last week, so I didn’t get a chance to finish this week’s installments of A Stick-Figure Hamlet. To give myself some breathing room, I’ve got a couple more Stick Figure Iconographies for you! We’ve already taken a look at young Hamlet, so this week let’s keep moving down the cast of characters and examine old Hamlet.

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

OoooOOOOoooOOoooo…

Stick Figure Iconography: Christopher Marlowe

One final installment in the latest run of Iconography comics, and, it’s Shakespeare’s contemporary Christopher Marlowe! Everyone knows what Marlowe looks like, right?

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Incidentally, I’m taking next week off to recover from a long trip, but the rest of the month will be MARLOWE MAY, featuring 3-panel overviews of all of his plays! Don’t worry, we’ll be back to good ol’ Shakespeare next month, but for now, buckle on your boots and brush up on your bombast. KIT’S COMING.

Stick Figure Iconography: King James I & VI

Everyone thinks of Shakespeare as an Elizabethan playwright, but actually he was just as much a Jacobean playwright, doing much of his work under the reign (and patronage) of Elizabeth’s successor, the numerically confusing King James I & VI.

Maybe James didn’t portrait well, but he always looks amazingly blank in all his depictions. Or maybe I’m just projecting…

Stick Figure Iconography: Shakespeare

It’s Shakespeare’s birthday! To celebrate, here’s a look at Shakespeare’s iconography.

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