I'm working on a project right now and wondering if there's a list of rhyming words from Shakespeare's works that don't rhyme in modern English. If anyone knows of one that would be very helpful. Thanks submitted by /u/Cardoy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

submitted by /u/Crabfight [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Was wondering what everyone thought of the final lines of King Lear, the 2nd line in particular is stumping me, as well as "nor live so long". Really can't figure out Shakespeare is trying to communicate here! I've had a look on Google and nothing has been too illuminating to me, although I'll paste two interpretations I found online here. Thank you in advance! Edgar/Albany (depends on version of the play): "The weight of this sad time we must obey; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most: we that are young Shall never see so much, nor live so long." One comme ..read more

Hi, I am looking for some light, fun interactive activities to do with an adcanced teenage English as a Second Language class around the theme of Shakespeare. I've been suggested getting them to take it in turns reading lines from soliliquoy (maybe turning into catch the a bean bag and read thing), but that feels a bit bland. I quite like Akala's Rap or Shakespeare quiz (if you are familiar with that). Does anyone have any ideas or any links to resources? Many thanks in advance! submitted by /u/slicineyeballs [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

submitted by /u/ACETHISGAME [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I feel like I’m losing my mind here. As the title implies I am searching for something I could’ve sworn was in Hamlet but I can’t find it in any of The Bard’s works. I’m looking for a line that went “What ho from Denmark” or “how goes it in Denmark” or something like that but again it doesn’t seem to exist. Can yall help me out by either confirming I’ve gone mad or directing me to the line in question? Thanks in advance submitted by /u/Lord_Thief_ [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi, I would really appreciate some help finding a monologue for class. I am looking for one spoken by a female character in her 20s it has to be spoken in verse. I'm aiming for one where preferably the female character is experiencing rage, anger, or hurt preferably expressed to a male character (one about heartbreak or a breakup would be amazing but not necessary) Hoping for one on the shorter side but I'm open to other options. My professor wants one geared towards my acting skill set where the thoughts build upon each other to make a convincing point one coherent thought not many different ..read more

So a while back I made some posts on wether or not characters like Iago , Richard III , the bastard ( the history of King Lear , not the original play ) and Aaron the moor should be pure evil ( for the first three ) and near pure evil for Aaron. The thing is you can now tell these morality wikis don’t know what they’re talking about, Macbeth is no we’re close to being NPE , and he shouldn’t be categorized as “fake tragic “ given he’s in a play titled the tragedy of Macbeth , he should be inconsistently heinous ( villains who pass the heinous standards of the series but have way to many preven ..read more

The tone of “Hamlet” is sombre, dark and even eerie so would an upbeat jig very soon after the bloodbath in the final scene not have blunted the emotional impact left on the audience? In effect, would it not be like the modern equivalent of watching "Schindler’s List” and it concluding with Pharrell William’s "Happy" playing over the credits? submitted by /u/sheephamlet [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello fellow Billy Shakes fans. I have always connected to Hal very much as a character. I grew up the son of a military officer and have always had a penchant for partying a bit too hard, but also having a code and sticking to it. There’s an open call audition coming up and I was wondering if Hal’s Henry IV “Do Not Think So…” speech is done to death these days. I know how overdone his warhorses in V are, and just wanted to get some gouge, and if it is, if there are some hidden gems I’ve missed in my read throughs. Thanks and love this community. submitted by /u/Free-Whole3861 [visit reddit ..read more