by CCash | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
This post contains affiliate links. Just like Shakespeare, our show is supported by listeners just like you who become our patrons. Become a patron today to unlock bonus episodes and exclusive content. Welcome to Episode 205 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that...
by CCash | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Did Shakespeare Write During Plague? Elizabethan theaters were frequently shuttered in London during outbreaks of the bubonic plague, which claimed nearly a third of the city’s population. The official rule was that once the death rate exceeded thirty per week,...
by CCash | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Patrons Only Back Catalog, Podcast Episodes
Welcome to Episode #54 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that takes you behind the curtain and into the life of William Shakespeare. Whether it’s Lear calling Goneril a plague-sore, or Mercutio cursing the families in Romeo and Juliet by saying “A plague on both...
