The first play featured here during Brush Up Your Shakespeare Month was Much Ado About Nothing.

ACT I, scene 1:

Leonato "How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!"

Beatrice I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick: nobody marks you.

Benedick What! my dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?

Benedick Would you ( Read more... )

I'm going to give you a shortened rendition of the story of Henry V by William Shakespeare, but before I embark on my telling, I thought I'd start with a reminder that this play is based on (but not necessarily representative of) actual history. Because Shakespeare lived in Europe, "where all the history comes from." (Bonus points to those of you ( Read more... )

I thought we'd start the conversation about the first of the histories I'm doing a little differently. Perhaps backwards, even. You may recall back on June 1st when I kicked off "Brush Up Your Shakespeare Month", I gave some reasons for wanting to do these posts. Here's the relevant bit for today:

I confess to a nerdy desire to be able to quote ( Read more... )