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 ...

As old texts are gradually digitized, the number of words whose lineage was previously traceable only to Shakespeare's pen has sharply decreased. This kind of makes sense, after all, and does not in ...

William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the most delightfully vicious insults ever spoken onstage. These weren’t your ...

I’ve met Shakespeare’s ghost. The encounter was more drudgery than mystery, I’m afraid. Twenty years ago, my doctoral supervisor casually informed me that I would need to read every tragedy written in ...

Michael Kahn deserves great credit for creating and nurturing the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, and he is correct in arguing that it isn't necessary to costume Shakespearean plays in Elizabethan ...

BroadwayWorld caught up with Clare Perkins, who plays Mistress Quickly. We discussed taking on a modern version of Shakespeare, dissecting his language and what she hopes audiences take away from the ...