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Betrayal in Shakespeare

In 1599 there appeared on the bookstalls around St Paul’s a slim volume of twenty poems entitled ‘The ...

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Unrequited Love in Shakespeare

Unrequited love is among the most fruitful of all literary themes, and not surprisingly, Shakespeare gives the subject extensive attention.  ...

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Marriage in Shakespeare

Marriage is one of Shakespeare’s most prominent themes: it may well be his most prominent.  Almost every play contains either ...

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Night Time in Shakespeare

‘How goes the night, boy?’, asks Banquo of Fleance in the opening line of Act Two of ‘Macbeth’ – and ...

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Clothes in Shakespeare’s Plays

Clothes mattered to the Elizabethans.  What people wore was a legal matter, governed by the Sumptuary Laws.  This legal system, ...

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Food in Shakespeare

Given the central role food plays in our lives, it’s surprising how peripheral it is in Shakespeare’s <a ...

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