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All the World's a Stage: When Cult Classics and Comic Book Heroes Take the Lead
All the World's a Stage: When Cult Classics and Comic Book Heroes Take the Lead

Modern adaptations of Shakespeare's works, from graphic novels to blockbuster films, are making the Bard's timeless stories more accessible for contemporary audiences. Deadpool Does Shakespeare re-imagines the classic tragicomedy with a meta, fourth-wall-breaking hero, while popular teen movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and She's the Man successfully transplant themes from The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night into a high school setting. Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars series presents the iconic space opera as a grand, Elizabethan-style tragedy, complete with iambic pentameter, asides, and soliloquies. These creative re-interpretations highlight that the universal struggles and themes in Shakespeare's plays remain relevant and can be a powerful entry point to classic literature.

Greek to Me: Odd Shakespearean Phrases We Still Use Today
Greek to Me: Odd Shakespearean Phrases We Still Use Today

William Shakespeare didn’t just shape English literature — he was a linguistic trailblazer! The Bard coined or popularised an estimated...

Laughter, Mistaken Identities, and Happy Endings
Laughter, Mistaken Identities, and Happy Endings

This summer at the Globe, Shakespeare’s comedies take centre stage—full of mistaken identities, razor-sharp wit, and joyful chaos. Discover how the Bard’s clever plots and playful language still charm and surprise today.

All the World's a Stage: When Cult Classics and Comic Book Heroes Take the Lead
All the World's a Stage: When Cult Classics and Comic Book Heroes Take the Lead

Modern adaptations of Shakespeare's works, from graphic novels to blockbuster films, are making the Bard's timeless stories more accessible for contemporary audiences. Deadpool Does Shakespeare re-imagines the classic tragicomedy with a meta, fourth-wall-breaking hero, while popular teen movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and She's the Man successfully transplant themes from The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night into a high school setting. Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars series presents the iconic space opera as a grand, Elizabethan-style tragedy, complete with iambic pentameter, asides, and soliloquies. These creative re-interpretations highlight that the universal struggles and themes in Shakespeare's plays remain relevant and can be a powerful entry point to classic literature.

Greek to Me: Odd Shakespearean Phrases We Still Use Today
Greek to Me: Odd Shakespearean Phrases We Still Use Today

William Shakespeare didn’t just shape English literature — he was a linguistic trailblazer! The Bard coined or popularised an estimated...

Laughter, Mistaken Identities, and Happy Endings
Laughter, Mistaken Identities, and Happy Endings

This summer at the Globe, Shakespeare’s comedies take centre stage—full of mistaken identities, razor-sharp wit, and joyful chaos. Discover how the Bard’s clever plots and playful language still charm and surprise today.