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 | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says “Here’s too small a pasture for such store of muttons.” Proteus is speaking metaphorically here, but the phrase refers to the relationship between animals raised in a field, and then processed for...
by CCash | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
The spectacular downfall of King Richard II, followed by the successors Henry IV and then Henry V, are famously depicted in Shakespeare’s plays. The Life and Death of King Richard II is a prequel to what’s known as Shakespeare’s Henriad plays, or the Henry Plays,...
by CCash | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Golf isn’t mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays, but it was a game that was in existence for the 16-17th century. There are some major moments for golf history overlapping with the life of William Shakespeare. For example, it was England’s King James I, patron...
