Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Something wicked this way comes

Posted on May 18, 2014 by onesanevoice

Celebrities are often asked during talk shows and interviews, “What famous person, living or dead, would you most like to meet?” The answers range from Socrates to Tupac, Abraham Lincoln to Marilyn Monroe. Iconic deceased actresses are always an alluring … Continue reading →

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Chasing Shylock

Posted on November 11, 2010 by onesanevoice

Once again, my studies at school fall into a parallel trajectory with current events.  No sooner do I finish readingThe Merchant of Venice, with its marathon of anti-Semitism, than I open the paper and read about a $42 million fraud … Continue reading →

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Look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under ‘t

Posted on October 25, 2010 by onesanevoice

I recently reread The Tragedy of Macbeth for my class in Shakespearean Drama, and just for good measure I watched the stunning PBS production with Patrick Stewart broadcast earlier this month.  Do me a favor and read this excerpt from Lady Macbeth’s … Continue reading →

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Hanging with the Bard

Posted on September 18, 2010 by onesanevoice

As part of my current course in Shakespearean drama, I viewed a videotape of a performance from 1976 of The Taming of the Shrew.  It was part of Public Broadcasting’s Great Performances series and features members of San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre.  Petruchio … Continue reading →

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