![Hamlet costumes Hamlet costumes](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2016/12/Alan-Bates-Glenn-Close-Hamlet.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
America's Shakespeare: The Bard goes west to Hollywood
The costumes for Alan Bates and Glenn Close in Hamlet (1990). (The Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design: Larry McQueen) Shakespeare has provided rich material for Hollywood’s film industry over the decades, from The Taming of the Shrew (1967) with…
![Macbeth dagger Macbeth dagger](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2016/10/Macbeth-dagger.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
How to counteract the curse of Macbeth (er, The Scottish Play)
Don’t say “Macbeth” in a theater, or you’ll be cursed. Or at least that’s how the old superstition goes. That’s why you’ll often hear actors refer to it as “The Scottish Play.” It’s one of many stories connected with the performance…
![Macbeth (1910) witch at far right closeup](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2016/07/Macbeth-1910-witch-at-far-right-closeup-e1467736392760.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Illustrating Shakespeare: Three witches on the heath
Folger Finds delivers delightful and insightful moments with the Folger collection. Sarah Hovde, a cataloger at the Folger Shakespeare Library, shows us some surprise artwork in a 1910 edition of Macbeth. When cataloging a rare book, librarians try to balance describing the things…