William Shakespeare had a way with words that helped shape the way we now speak English. The 400th anniversary of his death, on April 23, 2016 is approaching Saturday and the English playwright’s ...

The world’s mine oyster… Wear my heart upon my sleeve… Wild-goose chase… All that glisters is not gold… A tower of strength… In a pickle… Even a small selection of these phrases, coined by Shakespeare ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

UN Web TV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13bm14nww On 23 April 2025, in commemoration of the English Language Day 2025 at the United Nations, the UN Movie ...

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival rocked the literary world at the end of September with a bold announcement: Festival organizers are commissioning the translation of 39 Shakespearean plays into modern ...

For centuries, people have turned to the words of the Bard in times of war, plague, romance and social upheaval. James Shapiro is a world-renowned Shakespeare scholar at Columbia University whose new ...

There’s no need to read any of Shakespeare’s plays in order to enjoy “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” Besides, who wants to read the bard’s 37 lengthy plays when there are three ...

This course portfolio details how revising a creative project assignment to incorporate a new learning goal—explain how a Shakespeare text relates to today’s world—helped students develop critical ...

Where it’s from: The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Sc 7 The full quote: “All that glisters is not gold—Often have you heard that told.” Although we tend to say “glitters” rather than “glisters” these ...

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Since 2000, Riverside Theatre in downtown Iowa City has engaged students in the Iowa City School District with the classic works of William Shakespeare through an educational program called “Will ...

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