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Shakespeare's comedies

Matías Piñeiro on His Shakespeare-Adjacent Films
Shakespeare Unlimited

Matías Piñeiro on His Shakespeare-Adjacent Films

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 186 An Argentine woman translates A Midsummer Night’s Dream while incessantly taping travel postcards to a wall. Two Argentine actresses vie for the same role in Measure for Measure. An actress in Buenos Aires seduces her colleague while…

The world of Italy in Shakespeare's comedies - Excerpt: Shakespeare and the Comedy of Enchantment
A scene that takes place in Venice in Italy
Shakespeare and Beyond

The world of Italy in Shakespeare's comedies - Excerpt: Shakespeare and the Comedy of Enchantment

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Charles Cattermole. A scene from The Merchant of Venice. 19th century. Folger ART Box C368.5 no.1 (size S) Italy is the setting most associated with Shakespeare’s comedies, providing layers of dramatic potential that Kent Cartwright explores in an excerpt from…

"Woeful tragedy," indeed
Shakespeare and Beyond

"Woeful tragedy," indeed

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Austin Tichenor

“We’re told from a young age that tragedy teaches us important things about what it means to be human. But does it actually teach us anything, or simply reveal what we already know?” writes Austin Tichenor, who looks at Shakespeare’s…

Shakespeare LOL
Shakespeare Unlimited

Shakespeare LOL

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 7 Let’s face it: Modern audiences sometimes go from roaring with laughter to scratching their heads when it comes to enjoying Shakespeare’s jokes four hundred years later. How (and why) has “what’s funny” changed over the years—and…