Shakespeare & Beyond

Austin Tichenor writes about Christopher Moore’s trio of comic novels, which follow the fool from King Lear as he interacts with other Shakespeare characters.

As Halloween approaches, we take a look at Shakespeare’s best quotations about fear.

Playwright Amanda L. Andrei tells her story of winning a complete set of Folger editions as a high school student and how Shakespeare’s plays have inspired her over the years.

“We are all Leontes.” Director Tamilla Woodard shares her favorite moments from The Winter’s Tale and what audiences should be watching for when they see the play.

Although Shakespeare favors the crow as a symbol of doom, it carries various meanings and appears in several forms.

Scott Maisano describes a Berowne who stands out and stands aside from the fictional world represented in this Shakespeare comedy.

Where did Shakespeare get the idea for The Winter’s Tale? From publication in the First Folio to 18th-century adaptations, explore the history of this well-known play.

The young Virginia Woolf encounters Shakespeare’s Cymbeline and gives her opinions.

Austin Tichenor explores the powerful theatricality of Shakespeare’s ghosts, among whom the most famous is probably Hamlet’s father.

Ben and David Crystal share the story behind how they created their new collection of Shakespeare quotes for each day of the year.

David Sterling Brown writes about the images and ideas presented in his virtual-reality exhibition, which features art from the Folger collection.

In Othello Iago refers to Roderigo as a snipe to indicate that he only spends time with him in order to take advantage of him.