Shakespearean Halloween Party I-IV (Remastered)
As Halloween is fast approaching (when did the run-up to Halloween become as involved as the run-up to Christmas?) I thought it would be a good time to revisit some of my earlier Halloween comics and re-draw the earliest ones digitally. Enjoy!
Original Shakespearean Halloween Party I here. Honestly, after all these years, Desdemona’s handkerchief and the bees are still my favorite Shakespearean Halloween costume ideas.
Original Shakespearean Halloween Party II here. Seriously, butter knife + string + stick is all the effort I want to put into a costume.
He’s dressed as a lion tamer and is holding a shrew. I’ve had to explain this to everybody, the sure sign that a joke didn’t work. Oh well.
Pls note bear is mauling his shoulder. Textual accuracy is important.
Shakespeare's Health Workers
Shakespeare’s plays are full of doctors, surgeons, and other health workers. Let’s take a look at some of the best…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Everybody loves Doctor Butts.
Stay Home, Stay Safe (Shakespeare Edition)
How should we be acting during global pandemic? As with so many things in life, we can look to Shakespeare for guidance.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
This is probably the ONLY situation in which I can confidently say… Be like Timon.
(Except for the bit where he pays prostitutes to go spread venereal diseases. Don’t do that bit. Ew.)
Lazy Shakespearean Halloween Costumes
Forgot to prepare a Shakespearean-themed Halloween costume this year? No worries! I’ve got you covered.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Don’t forget to check out my other Halloween-themed comics! Happy Halloween, everyone!
Shakespeare Yoga, part 2
A few more Shakespeare-themed yoga poses for you to wrap your mind (and body) around…
Stick Figure Iconography: King Lear
It's everyone's favorite mad monarch in today's installment of Shakespearen Stick Figure Iconographies!
Lear only wears his flower crown for one scene, but it's a doozy of a scene and the image of Lear with his flower crown, cradling the blinded Gloucester, is pretty much THE image from King Lear, rivaled only by Lear yelling at the storm.
Top Ten Prolonged Shakespearean Deaths
Remember when I put together that infographic on which Shakespearean character spends the most time dead onstage? Well, I decided to do another one, this time on which Shakespearean character spends the most time dying onstage. Here are the results of my haphazard investigation!
EDIT: Thanks to Brad Filippone, who noted I forgot Salisbury from 1 Henry VI. (My apologies to Nick Asbury, my first and most memorable Salisbury.)
My initial thought was that the #1 spot would go to Antony, who, as we know, is really bad at killing himself. I totally forgot that Edmund is dying onstage during much of the final King Lear exposition. So, take a bow, Edmund! You're the Prolonged Shakespearean Dying champion!
Special mention to Desdemona, who also made the top ten list of characters who spend the most time dead onstage. That's a really... special achievement.
Poor Desdemona.