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Shakespeare & Beyond

The Shakespeare & Beyond blog features a wide range of Shakespeare-related topics: the early modern period in which he lived, the ways his plays have been interpreted and staged over the past four centuries, the enduring power of his characters and language, and more.

10 Shakespeare quotes about fear
Shakespeare and Beyond

10 Shakespeare quotes about fear

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Ben Lauer

As Halloween approaches, we take a look at Shakespeare’s best quotations about fear.

Shakespeare as an artistic colleague: A playwright's journey
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Shakespeare as an artistic colleague: A playwright's journey

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Amanda L. Andrei

Playwright Amanda L. Andrei tells her story of winning a complete set of Folger editions as a high school student and how Shakespeare’s plays have inspired her over the years.

Q&A: Tamilla Woodard on "The Winter's Tale"
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Q&A: Tamilla Woodard on "The Winter's Tale"

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“We are all Leontes.” Director Tamilla Woodard shares her favorite moments from The Winter’s Tale and what audiences should be watching for when they see the play.

Birds of Shakespeare: The carrion crow
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Birds of Shakespeare: The carrion crow

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Missy Dunaway

Although Shakespeare favors the crow as a symbol of doom, it carries various meanings and appears in several forms.

The real-life Berowne inside "Love's Labor's Lost"
A scene from Love's Labor's Lost
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The real-life Berowne inside "Love's Labor's Lost"

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Scott Maisano

Scott Maisano describes a Berowne who stands out and stands aside from the fictional world represented in this Shakespeare comedy.

How we got "The Winter’s Tale" and where it went from there
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How we got "The Winter’s Tale" and where it went from there

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Esther French

Where did Shakespeare get the idea for The Winter’s Tale? From publication in the First Folio to 18th-century adaptations, explore the history of this well-known play.

Excerpt: "Shakespeare in Bloomsbury" by Marjorie Garber
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Excerpt: "Shakespeare in Bloomsbury" by Marjorie Garber

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The young Virginia Woolf encounters Shakespeare’s Cymbeline and gives her opinions.

“Haunt me still”: Shakespeare’s ghosts
a ghostly man with a white beard and light behind him
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“Haunt me still”: Shakespeare’s ghosts

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor explores the powerful theatricality of Shakespeare’s ghosts, among whom the most famous is probably Hamlet’s father.

Everyday Shakespeare: Creating a calendar of Shakespeare quotes
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Everyday Shakespeare: Creating a calendar of Shakespeare quotes

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Ben Crystal David Crystal

Ben and David Crystal share the story behind how they created their new collection of Shakespeare quotes for each day of the year.

Visualizing Race Virtually: Exploring the art of Shakespeare
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Visualizing Race Virtually: Exploring the art of Shakespeare

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David Sterling Brown

David Sterling Brown writes about the images and ideas presented in his virtual-reality exhibition, which features art from the Folger collection.

Birds of Shakespeare: The snipe
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Birds of Shakespeare: The snipe

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Missy Dunaway

In Othello Iago refers to Roderigo as a snipe to indicate that he only spends time with him in order to take advantage of him.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters this fall
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters this fall

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Ben Lauer

We take a trip across the country to see what’s onstage at Shakespeare theaters this fall.

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