Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

No one debates that Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in the English language. What is debatable, however, is just how much today’s audiences actually understand that language. “I'll be ...

Assassination, bedazzled, lonely, rant, scuffle, zany: These are just a few of the 1,700 words we traditionally credit to Shakespeare. Some, like elbow, seem like they should have always existed in ...

Another day, another Google doc. This time it’s a guide to getting rid of “anti-Black” language in Shakespeare. Not racist language, mind you. That’s a given, bien sûr. No, we’re talking about any ...

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will announce next week that it has commissioned translations of all 39 of the Bard’s plays into modern English, with the idea of having them ready to perform in three ...

A man in Elizabethan dress, wearing an ass's head, spouts Shakespeare in Portuguese while borne aloft by seven nearly naked women marching in time to Mendelssohn's wedding march. So ends the first ...

Featuring a cast and crew of 65, Fairfax High presents Shakespeare’s classic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing.” But this version takes place in modern-day Greece at a vacation resort, and it’s also the ...

he 21st annual Shakespeare Monologue Competition at Greenfield-Central High School, at 7 p.m. Jan. 29, is open to the public and offers those who attend an opportunity to taste, hear and experience ...

There’s no shortcut to memorizing Shakespeare, and that’s a good thing. The language can feel intimidating, the lines are often in verse, and the plays are long. If you don’t understand everything the ...

The 1961 film, based on the 1957 Broadway play by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake earned ...