For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand ...

One might assume that juggling more than one language might hold back pupils' understanding of Shakespeare. Not so, according to the RSC, as children with English as a second or additional ...

Simon Schama argues that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time' without understanding just how much he was of his time.

You speak a language that I understand not.' Hermione's words to Leontes in The Winter's Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare's plays today. For decades, ...

From the ruthlessness and ambition of Lady Macbeth and Margaret of Anjou to the confidence and wit of Rosalind, Viola and Portia it is often said that Shakespeare gave his best lines to women ...

Shakespeare has inspired, and continues to inspire, creative writers, theatre and opera directors, visual artists, film directors, video game makers and others. Understanding Shakespeare has become a ...

Shakespeare has inspired, and continues to inspire, creative writers, theatre and opera directors, visual artists, film directors, video game makers and others. Understanding Shakespeare has become a ...

People prefer AI-generated poetry to Shakespeare because it is more “beautiful” and easier to understand, a study has found. The Bard’s sonnets, as well as works by literary figures such as ...

In like manner, I find Shakespeare’s historical plays worth studying if we are to understand African politics today. The politics of conspiracy and betrayal that comes out in Richard the Second ...