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

It is worth bearing in mind that Shakespeare’s stage was bare.  Scenery was unusual, props and costumes thin on the ...

It’s said that in Shakespeare’s England, reading and writing were regarded as separate skills, and though reading skills were quite ...

It’s widely accepted that enquiries into Shakespeare’s sexuality are impossible to conduct without imposing on Elizabethan England the mores of ...

We don’t instinctively think of Shakespeare’s plays as having a strong sexual dimension. Perhaps we should. ...

A self-help website for Shakespeare students of all ages, containing plot summaries, commentaries, notes on characters and much ...