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  Pasadena theater grapples with sexual harassment, power dynamics in remixed Shakespeare play

  Los Angeles Times - Todd Martens

  The ending of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” has forever posed a question that has challenged directors, actors and theater companies alike: How does one deal with silence? As an act of defiance, perhaps? Or a moment of rebellion? Or is it a sign of reluctant acceptance, an …

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  How linguists are unlocking the meanings of Shakespeare’s words using numbers

  The Conversation UK - Jonathan Culpeper

  Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word “bastard” – why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare’s time, …

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  What Was Shakespeare Really Like?

  newyorktheater.me - New York Theater

  For his ninetieth birthday, Sir Stanley Wells, considered one of the world’s greatest authorities on William Shakespeare, was asked to deliver four …

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  PATRICK MARMION: Bard lovers beware, the guardians of Shakespeare have murdered Macbeth

  dailymail.co.uk - Patrick Marmion

  Macbeth (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon) Verdict: Bard Abuse Audiences could be forgiven for turning their backs on …

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  Book Review: ‘The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race,’ by Farah Karim-Cooper

  The New York Times - John Douglas Thompson

  When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE GREAT WHITE BARD: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race, by Farah Karim-Cooper Was my relationship to Shakespeare and race in need of a reality check? I asked myself that question as I …

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  Cancel Shakespeare

  The New York Times - Drew Lichtenberg

  It seemed, for a moment, that Shakespeare was being canceled. Last week, school district officials in Hillsborough County, Fla., said that they were preparing high school lessons for the new academic year with some of William Shakespeare’s works taught only with excerpts, partly in keeping with …