obsessed with tragedies that were almost comedies and comedies that were almost tragedies and comedies in which the happy ending is actually tragic
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Regé-Jean Page as Solanio in the stage production of The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 2015).
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Crazy to think that if Shakespeare wrote any of his plays today he would instantly be cancelled by the left and accused of woke propaganda by the right
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I did a thing. I have consumed so much Shakespeare in these past couple of months
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The Woman's Part
Sooo hey. I finally did something with my Shakespeare MA...
The Woman's Part is a collection of original prose and erasure poetry inspired by Shakespeare's women — their unlived lives, unspoken desires, and unwritten stories — using speeches and characters from thirteen plays.
It's been described as:
"A small piece of genius [showing] not only a profound understanding of Shakespeare, but of humankind in general."
— Cathy Ulrich, author of Ghosts of You
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"[The Woman's Part] has reimagined Ophelia and Juliet and more into striking freedom through speaking up, sailing away, and eating hearts."
— Gwen Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw
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"To read it is to join the rebellion. An affecting and finely-crafted masterpiece which invites us to unlearn our deepest Bard-based archetypes. Stunning, incisive and fearless writing from one of the most exciting new voices on the literary scene."
— Dr Chris Laoutaris, The Shakespeare Institute
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I put my heart, my rage, and all my obsession with Shakespeare into this, and I would love for you to read it.
Available from most places you get books — a list of easy links at Stanchion Books
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William: I've got a new play.
Crew: what's it about?
William: it's a comedy!
Crew: finally... So what is the main plot?
William: a man's desire to rip out another man's heart.
Crew : William... NOOO.
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For thy desires are wolfish, bloody, starved, and ravenous.
-the merchant of venice, shakespeare, 4.1.139-140
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אני יהודי. הלא ליהודי עיניים? הלא ליהודי ידיים, איברים, חושים, ידידות, תשוקות? אוכלים מאותו אוכל, פגועים מאותו נשקים, חולים מאותו מחלות, מחממים ומקוררים מאותו חורף וקיץ כנצרי? אם אתם דוקרים בנו, האנו לא מדממים? אם אתם מדגדגים אותנו, האנו לא צוחקים? אם אתם מרעילים אותנו, האנו לא מתים? ואם אתם לא בוגדים בנו, האנו לא נקמים? ואם אנו כמוכם בשאר, נהיה דומים בכם בזאת.
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William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
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There's something so personal about the Antonios
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