Tag Archives: As You Like It

My 10 Favorite Shakespearean Clowns

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

One of William Shakespeare’s many literary gifts was the ability to create and develop memorable characters: kings and queens, villains and heroes, lovers and losers, and more. Some of his greatest creations, to my mind, where his fools and clowns … Continue reading →

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My 10 Favorite Shakespearean Insults

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

I have posted many artful insults from Shakespeare on this site (here and here, for example), so readers of this blog will know the Shakespearean insult is an art form I appreciate. So I thought I’d take a few moments … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Women

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

Yes, yes, I know, entire books have been written about William Shakespeare’s depiction of women in his sonnets and plays, and those books could fill whole libraries. This is not that. This is simply one fan–not a scholar–commenting on his … Continue reading →

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My Top Five Shakespeare Quotes

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

A guest post by Elisabeth Bridges When I received the invitation to participate in this series, I got a bit excited. And by “a bit excited,” I mean shaking-and-letting-out-muffled-shrieks-while-spinning-around-in-my-desk-chair excited. Bard quotes flooded my brain, and I began to wonder … Continue reading →

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My Top 25 Shakespeare Quotes

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

A guest post by Sue Schlesman Let me clarify. Narrowing down my favorite Shakespearean quotes is a nearly impossible task. For one, I haven’t yet read everything he wrote, so there’s no telling what I’m still missing. Two, he was … Continue reading →

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7 More Favorite Parallels in The Bard and the Bible

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

I posted last week (here) a few of my favorite parallels between the works of Shakespeare and the Bible (in particular, the King James Version). Those correspondences (and contrasts) form the backbone of my book, The Bard and the Bible: A Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Through the Ages

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

A new episode of The Bard and the Bible Podcast is now live (it is also easy to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you never miss an episode).

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