After
several months of little activity in my visible Shakespeare world, things are
picking up. Thus, the report will be a bit longer than it has been lately.
As always, I
start with a promo for the book Shakespeare calling – the book. I do so
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- Shakespeare sightings:
- In the book Notes to Self by Emilie Pines the author mentioned that despite her wildness during her teenage years, she also wrote many essays on Hamlet in school.
- In Mike Carey’s Vicious Circle exorcist Felix Castor displays his literary knowledge by informing us that, ‘I didn’t need any pricking in my thumbs to tell me that it was wicked.’ Now, that is cool, referring to Shakespeare when one’s life is in danger!
- In the novel Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo, one of the characters had been cast with two classmates as Macbeth’s three witches and their other classmates bullied them about it. Later Diana (Wonder Woman herself) says that she prefers Beatrice and Benedick to Romeo and Juliet.
- One of the characters in Deborah Moggach’s The Carer quotes the ‘That time of year thou mayst in me behold’ sonnet (73).
- In Terminator – the Sarah Connor Chronicles Cameron (the cyborg) has read Othello
- Dagens Nyheter had an article on conspiracy theories and used a picture of Shakespeare with the caption, ‘Maybe possibly perhaps not who you think he is.’
- Films with a Shakespeare connection seen this month:
- High-Rise. Shakespeare connection: Hiddleston as Prince Henry/Henry V in The Hollow Crown series. Irons in The Hollow Crown and The Merchant of Venice. Moss in the Lear spinoff A Thousand Acres. Purefroy in The Hollow Crown. Hawes in The Hollow Crown and Macbeth Re-Told. http://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/high-rise.html
- The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: Shakespeare connection: Alec McGowen in Henry V and Twelfth Night. James Bolam in As You Like It. Julia Foster as Queen Margaret in RIII and Henry VI:1,2&3. John Thaw in King John. James Fox in As You Like It. https://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-loneliness-of-long-distance-runner.html
- The House with a Clock on Its Walls. Shakespeare connection: Kyle MacLachlan has played Claudius in Hamlet. And the purple Snakespeare, of course. http://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-house-with-clock-in-its-walls.html
- Serendipity. Shakespeare connection: Beckinsale played Hero in Branagh's ‘Much Ado about Nothing' http://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/serendipity.html
- Johnny English. Shakespeare connection: Tim Piggot-Smith – Henry IV Part One, Measure for Measure. John Malkovich – wasn’t there a lot of Richard III in Being John Malkovich? http://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/johnny-english.html
- Ready Player One. Shakespeare connection: Rylance played Olivia (brilliantly) in the Globe's production of 'Twelfth Night' http://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/ready-player-one.htm
- Further since last time:
- Finished reading aloud Stephen Greenblatt’s Tyrant – Shakespeare on politics. It’s brilliant!
- Started reading aloud with Hal: Julius Caesar.
- Posted this month
- This report
Shakespeare Calling – the book is promoted by
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