Did Shakespeare Eat Acorns?

Did Shakespeare Eat Acorns?

Acorns are the topic this week. Make suggestions for episode topics, see exclusive patron’s only content, and other bonuses when you become a member at That Shakespeare Life. Join Today! This website contains affiliate links. Today we’re going to explore the...
Is Hamlet a Christmas play?

Is Hamlet a Christmas play?

Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, gives us a brief look at Christmas in Shakespeare’s lifetime when Marcellus, one of Hamlet’s friends who was in on Hamlet’s plot to make everyone think he’s crazy before he kills his uncle for betrayal. And there’s this one speech by...
Did Shakespeare Come to America? (New On YouTube)

Did Shakespeare Come to America? (New On YouTube)

It's November and in the US, we are rapidly gearing up for Thanksgiving, which means turkeys, pudding, pies, family, and remembering the story of the Pilgrims who travelled to North America from England as part of a large movement to colonize new lands. Henry...
How Macbeth Saved Shakespeare in the Gunpowder Plot

How Macbeth Saved Shakespeare in the Gunpowder Plot

Macbeth instructing the murderers employed to kill Banquo Painting by GeorgeCattermole, born 1800 – died 1868 Source Remember, Remember, the 5th of November. Tonight many in England will celebrate an occasion known as Bonfire Night. They celebrate this day to...