Shakespeare

Hamlet’s problems (I): the women in his life.

Hamlet’s problems (ii): Madness

Hamlet’s problems (iii): The father/ghost

Hamlet’s problems (iv): Laertes doesn’t like him

The Winter’s Tale: pulling the threads together

The Almeida Production of Richard III

Richard III: Understanding the play

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18: The transient and immortal nature of beauty

How poetry works: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73

Richard II and the nature of kingship (i)

Kenneth Branagh’s film version of the production of The Winter’s Tale

Richard III – Shakespeare’s greatest villain sets the scene

The Hollow Crown: 1 Henry IV – Hal and Hotspur

The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Pts 1 and 2 background and synopsis

Is this Shakespeare’s most incredible scene? 

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130: An unromantic love poem

Richard II the nature, travails and responsibilities of kingship (ii) 

Was Hamlet a Hero or a Villain?

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18: The transient and immortal nature of beauty