Shakespeare died almost 400 years ago, but if blogger Joe Muldoon had it his way, we would all still speak like the Bard. Muldoon talks about his op-ed, "We Can't All Be Shakespeare — But We ...

The life story of William Shakespeare, as it’s usually told, is that he left Stratford-upon-Avon to make his name in the London theaters. It’s been thought that his wife, Anne Hathaway, stayed ...

As in the Marlowe book, The Lodger Shakespeare enhances our sense of a great dramatist's work and world by looking at the people around him. "Every contact leaves traces" -- according to a guide ...

A jukebox musical, & Juliet, reimagines Juliet's life if she didn't follow in Romeo's footsteps. The musical runs at Keller ...

Perhaps what makes Shakespeare’s plays so enduring is that he was not immune to the hardships of life. Three of his siblings died, and his son Hamnet died at age 11.

I imagine Shakespeare’s Lear as no longer a king with a crown and throne, but as an ordinary man defeated by circumstances ...

In the marvelously detailed four-part series "In Search of Shakespeare," which premieres tonight on PBS, Michael Wood -- writer, historian, filmmaker and, by the look of it, the most enthusiastic ...

Books & the Arts April 15, 2009 This Small Extravagance: The Life of Shakespeare’s Mind Writing a biography of the mind of Shakespeare is a challenge that requires the ingenuity of an artist.

A combination of preservation and polish aims to make the Delacorte Theater a better experience for the performers and ...

The life story of William Shakespeare, as it’s usually told, is that he left Stratford-upon-Avon to make his name in the London theaters.