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Hamlet mental health: Shakespeare’s Hamlet, not AI, should be your therapist. Here’s why
August 29, 2025 2:31 pm
Shakespeare therapy, Hamlet life lessons: For 400 years, critics have debated the madness of Hamlet, the snarkiest edgelord to ever brood on stage. What explains the fascination with his mental health, and can he help you fix yours?
The Bard’s love story and a Shakespearean twist
April 24, 2025 7:12 am
A letter addressed to the Bard's wife hints at a partnership sturdy enough to survive separation and centuries of speculation
7 Shakespeare-inspired books you won’t be able to put down
August 05, 2025 11:54 am
Four centuries on, his influence echoes through not only stage and screen, but also in the pages of novels that reimagine, reinterpret, or pay homage to his timeless works.
The Third Edit: Rewriting Shakespeare, turning love into politics
March 10, 2025 1:12 pm
A generation after the bard died, his sonnet was rewritten to suit the day – love became love for royalty
From Richard III to Trump, Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare’s timeless warnings about ‘charismatic leaders’
February 04, 2025 9:03 am
Shakespeare’s answer was election, not assassination or coup, says the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar.
Rajat Kapoor on directing plays and films: 'They are vastly different worlds'
March 27, 2025 9:45 am
"Art is a way to question, to challenge the status quo, and even if you don’t have all the answers, just raising those questions leads to change," said Kapoor.
Ali Abbas Zafar reveals his 'go-to writer' is William Shakespeare, says Bard packed 'a lot of drama' in his plays
November 14, 2023 11:10 am
The filmmaker behind Bloody Daddy and Tandav said that he admires Othello and Macbeth.
The Bard lives on in our language, and how!
April 30, 2023 12:40 pm
Shakespeare wrote about one-tenth of the most quotable quotations ever written or spoken in English. Here are 10 of them. The title of the play appears within brackets and is followed by the meaning and a sentence.
Rare outing for six Shakespeare's First Folio copies in London
April 25, 2023 2:55 pm
The exhibition, which marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's First Folio in 1623, runs in Christie's London showroom from May 2 until May 26. The copies will then go back to their owners.
A lifelong pursuit of the Denning style of writing
October 30, 2022 11:11 am
A judge for 38 years, Lord Denning conducted the Profumo Inquiry, which became a bestseller because of his writing style. A Britisher even used it as a passport for entry to Canada.
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Limited edition books worth collecting
August 21, 2025 11:10 am
For book lovers, some editions are more than just reading material, they’re treasures.
The best of Shakespearean insults
April 23, 2018 12:03 pm
English literature's greatest son, William Shakepeare, is credited with play of words that has taught, inspired and delighted people across generations. While we admire his language, let us not forget the bard's wit in throwing the most amusing and hard-hitting of insults.
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