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 ...

I’ve met Shakespeare’s ghost. The encounter was more drudgery than mystery, I’m afraid. Twenty years ago, my doctoral supervisor casually informed me that I would need to read every tragedy written in ...

The works of William Shakespeare have long been a staple of both high school drama and English classes around the country. However, despite their prevalence in the classroom, many students still ...

While academic writing and Elizabethan verse may seem worlds apart, Shakespeare’s ability to engage, persuade and clarify complex ideas holds valuable insights for scholars striving to communicate ...

There's no getting around it- it's hard to read the bard! Though Shakespeare's plays have been around for hundreds of years, reading them has not necesarily gotten easier with time. Getting started ...

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 ...