Tagged: Shakespeare
How to write jokes like Shakespeare – five-step guide
Examples of Shakespeare jokes and a guide to how to recreate them.
How to write dirty jokes like Shakespeare – five-step guide
Shakespeare had a true talent, and he didn’t shy away from anything. But how can you learn to write like him? What lessons can you take from his works and apply to your own? Well, these five lessons here would be a good start.
So you want to read the classics but don’t know which to choose? Part 2
Our second guide to classical literature and which readers might enjoy which stories.
How to write insults like Shakespeare – five-step guide
In five easy steps, we will break down what made Shakespeare’s insults so great and how you can write your own using his methods – and of course, there will be plenty of examples from his works to admire.
Intended interpretation or personal interpretation
Some stories have a clear and intended meaning, something which you are suppose to have learned by the time you put it down, other stories are harder to define because their meaning depends on who is reading them. But both have value.
I had a revelation! [personal update]
I’ve been struggling lately, feeling unsure of why I was doing anything, what the point of it all was. Today I got one step closer to knowing the answers.
So you want to read the classics, but don’t know which to choose? Part 1
A short guide to five classical books or plays telling you what type of reader might enjoy which work of fiction.
Richard III, 1955 and 2015 versions compared
A comparison of two adaptions of Shakespeare’s Richard III. The first is from 1955 and stars Sir Lawrence Oliver, and the second is from 2015 and stars Benedict Cumberbatch.