“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind” Act 1, Scene 1 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare uses this couplet to take sight completely out of the love equation. Shakespeare tells his audience, through Helena, that love is an intrinsic matter of the heart. He is critiquingContinue reading “The Blind Cupid Theory in A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Category Archives: Shakespeare and The Renaissance
Peer Review 2
Great work Bella! Your blog is packed full of drama! When’s the play coming out? ha ha … Coming from a non-drama background I really appreciated how you built up tension and anticipation in the piece, like how you artfully describe Sophia’s face, I can vividly imagine her red face (from being flustered and theContinue reading “Peer Review 2”
Peer Review 2
Link to Veronica’s Blog: https://veronicabliteratureblogs.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/blog-2-virtual-visit-to-the-state-library/ Thank you for your piece of writing Veronica! I really appreciated how you referenced Ben Johnson’s Preface and put it into perspective against your own knowledge and the art that was presented at the gallery in the Renaissance rooms. I would like to extend upon your idea of Shakespeare’s abilityContinue reading “Peer Review 2”
Would Shakespeare be Catfishing’s next victim?
Catfishing. it is “a deceptive activity where a person creates a sockpuppet social networking presence, or fake identity on a social network account, usually targeting a specific victim for abuse, deception, or fraud.” While during the Elizabeth era Tinder was not trending on the App Store, it is plausible to imagine how one could getContinue reading “Would Shakespeare be Catfishing’s next victim?”
Shakespeares Legacy
‘To the memory of my beloved Shakespeare’ by Ben Jonson written in 1623, pays homage to and immortalises the legacy that Shakespeare’s creativity and Art has left on the stage. Jonson contemplates the notion of ‘nature versus nurture’ where nature is naturally occurring and intangible and nurture is an add on or something that has been cultured. JonsonContinue reading “Shakespeares Legacy”
Peer Review 1
Here is the link to Anna’s Globe Theatre Production of Hamlet Review ash=5d00e5f09c337ea37947c2505800740c#comment-43 Hey Anna,Really nice review! I am in the same boat as you, having studied Shakespeare since year 9… and I agree experiencing an authentic play at the Globe would truly deepen my appreciation of his art.I enjoy your non-literary analysis (costumes, stageContinue reading “Peer Review 1”
First Blog Post for Shakespeare
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