My Review of Kenneth Branagh’s All is True

My Review of Kenneth Branagh’s All is True

If you already know a lot about Shakespeare and have been hoping to meet him, you’re going to love All Is True Branagh shines as the bard. If you are a stickler for movies being precise about facts, or if you already have preconditioned ideas about what Shakespeare’s...
Staging the Fight: Hamlet, Laertes, and the Rapier

Staging the Fight: Hamlet, Laertes, and the Rapier

In 1610, when Shakespeare was 46 years old, Ridalfo Capoferro wrote the definitive work on rapier fencing, which not only enjoyed popularity for over 150 years but remains a reference text for professional fencers today. In that work, he outlined specific techniques...