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Henry IV Part 1

Drawing Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 1
Drawing of the Folger bas-relief depicting a scene from Henry IV, Part 1
Shakespeare and Beyond

Drawing Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 1

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Paul Glenshaw

Drawing by Paul Glenshaw of the Folger bas-relief depicting a scene from Henry IV, Part 1 This is the tenth post in a series by artist Paul Glenshaw about drawing the bas-reliefs by sculptor John Gregory on the front of…

Play on! Yvette Nolan on translating 'Henry IV, Part 1'
Shakespeare and Beyond

Play on! Yvette Nolan on translating 'Henry IV, Part 1'

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Shakespeare & Beyond

If you’ve been following the Shakespeare & Beyond blog, you’ll know that the Folger has been doing a monthly series of Q&As with some of the playwrights and dramaturgs involved with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play on! project to translate all…

Orson Welles and Shakespeare
Shakespeare Unlimited

Orson Welles and Shakespeare

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 89 There was a time when Orson Welles was one of America’s biggest celebrities.  In 1938, he made national headlines when the radio show he produced did a version of The War of the Worlds that was…

How Shakespeare describes post-traumatic stress disorder
Lady Percy and Hotspur
Shakespeare and Beyond

How Shakespeare describes post-traumatic stress disorder

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Shakespeare’s plays are full of battles dominated by men, but one of his most compelling speeches about the life of a soldier comes from a woman: Lady Percy in Henry IV, Part 1, speaking to her husband, Hotspur.

A Falstaff feast
Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare and Beyond

A Falstaff feast

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Esther French

Find Falstaff at Nebraska Shakespeare, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Shakespeare Dallas.

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