by CCash | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
“Get me the ink and paper.” Cleopatra demands in Antony and Cleopatra (I.5) In Henry IV Part I, Peto says “Nothing but papers, my lord.” (II.4) These are just two of over 100 references to paper in Shakespeare’s plays, with characters reading papers, carrying...
by CCash | Apr 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Text on this page is a rough transcript from our interview (unless otherwise noted). Details under the images are related to the picture or artifact and are not reflective of any comments by the guest. Paper Was Made From Linen In a word—rags. If the paper was meant...
by CCash | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelifeDuring his lifetime, only about half of Shakespeare’s plays were available in printed versions.That meant that there were several of...
by CCash | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Unlock detailed show notes & bonus episodes by becoming a patron. This website contains affiliate links. Welcome to Episode 217 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that goes behind the curtain and into the real life and history of William Shakespeare....
by CCash | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare references “beer” in his works 6 times, drawing attention to specific kinds of beer like “small beer” “double beer” and even one reference in Hamlet to beer barrels where the Prince of Denmark suggests that beer barrels had a stopper to keep them sealed....
