Shakespeare & Beyond

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.

We take a trip across the country to see what’s onstage at Shakespeare theaters this fall.

Shakespeare’s plays are full of family reunions, among them The Winter’s Tale. See if you can identify the correct characters for each one.

Farah Karim-Cooper explores the way that race is represented by Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello, in this excerpt from her new book, The Great White Bard.

Shakespeare overflows with sea poetry. Steve Mentz of St. John’s University shares his favorite Shakespeare quotes about the ocean.

Austin Tichenor explores how Barbie and Oppenheimer wrestle with Shakespearean themes of identity, hubris, and redemption.

We ask a few of our favorite Shakespeareans what you should keep an eye out for when you watch Twelfth Night.

The loon appears just once in Shakespeare’s plays, in a line from Macbeth.

Who said it: Hamlet or Polonius? Test your knowledge of these well-known lines from Hamlet.

Read four poems from a newly published collection that marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife.

The editors of a new collection of poetry about Anne Hathaway share their take on her life and why she deserves a book of her own.

Austin Tichenor reflects on the Shakespeare allusions and storytelling world in Gabrielle Zevin’s bestselling novel.