Posted on August 20, 2009Lies, Innuendo and Oneupmanship in Shakespeare's Poetry: “Sonnet 130” and the Fair Youth Series
A comparative reading of Shakespeare’s Poetry: “Sonnet 130” and the Fair Youth Series. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” is unique in its unglamorous portrayal of the so-called “Dark Lady” to whom it is addressed.
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Posted on August 20, 2009For the Girls: Performing Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird and “Twelfth Night”
Concepts of femininity in To Kill a Mockingbird and “Twelfth Night”. For most of us, the long, lazy days of summer conjure up memories of fortbuilding, skinned knees, sleepovers, and an influx of summer bugs befitting a biblical plague.
Posted on July 25, 2009Why Shakespeare Breaks Basic Writing Rules in “Sonnet 18,” “Hamlet,” and “Romeo and Juliet”
Exploring Shakespeare’s use of artistic self-reference in “Sonnet 18,” “Hamlet,” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Shakespeare famously opens his “Sonnet 18” with the question, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” and then proceeds to do exactly that....
Posted on July 10, 2009Shakespeare Plays
Among the Shakespeare Plays to be performed this summer in the Midwest is "The Tempest". The Michigan Shakespeare Festival will be performing "The Tempest" on July 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, and August 1st. To give you a little background on "The Tempest",...
Posted on June 18, 2009Shakespeare, Poetry, and the Power of Art
Poetry can have an incredibly polarizing effect: people tend to either swear by at or swear at it. What gives? Well, aside from the fact that good poetry can be dauntingly elitist while bad poetry is, as a rule, truly god-awful, art in general is a...
Posted on June 18, 2009Corruption and Power According to Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Metallica
As Metallica awesomely misquoted from Shakespeare, “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” Probably because most heads actually willing to wear a crown are a wee bit on the swollen side. And since big head + big crown + huge responsibility almost...
Posted on June 26, 2009Top Shakespeare Festivals
While conducting research and scouring the internet for new Shakespeare Festivals to attend this year, I came across one of the,top Shakespeare festivals in the Midwest, The Michigan Shakespeare Festival. The Michigan Shakespeare Festival runs from...
Posted on September 21, 2008Fall And The Return Of The Opera
An article about the fall and the return of the opera season.
Posted on October 14, 2007Character Review: Othello
Tragedy is a unique and very powerful tool in classic literature. As a common standard in tragedy, the protagonist, or "tragic hero" is of high standing who is faced with some opposing force whether internal or external. This writing style is of...
Posted on October 14, 2007Hamlet: Play Review
Any play or literary work by Shakespeare is a masterpiece of a kind. Regardless of the genre, tragedy or comedy he is able to unmistakably affect the reader to the depth of the soul and reveal the biggest fears and secret desires of human as he is a...
