A lot has already been ascertained quite recently with regard to the Masonic ciphers and symbolism found within Shakespeare’s plays and poetry (eg: “The Shakespeare Enigma”, by Director of the Globe Theatre, Peter Dawkins). Some academic authors have found anagrams and coded ciphers which support the theory that the pseudonymous “William Shakespeare” was a memberContinue reading “Masonic Ciphers And Symbolism In Shakespeare”
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Shakespeare, the “Sailor Man”
In her book, “Shakespeare’s Imagery” (Cambridge University Press, 1935) the author Caroline Spurgeon highlights the predominant topics found in Shakespeare’s plays and poetry and she compares the incidents of these topics in the work of other playwrights and poets, in particular Christopher Marlowe, Sir Francis Bacon, Thomas Dekker, Phillip Massinger and Ben Jonson in theContinue reading “Shakespeare, the “Sailor Man””
Shakespeare and the “Supernatural”
“A sad tale, is best for Winter. I have one of sprites and goblins”-Mamillus (A Winter’s Tale) An overall study of Shakespeare’s plays reveals that the author had more than a casual acquaintance with the supernatural, the paranormal and a preoccupation with ghosts, apparitions, spirits and phantoms (GASP). While this merely reinforces the fact thatContinue reading “Shakespeare and the “Supernatural””
A “Stratfordian Homunculus” Forged And Distilled From Italian Comedy?
It has often been intimated by Shakespeare scholars, dramatists and reviewers that a great number of Shakespeare’s early plays display or contain elements of the Italian street players known as the “Commedia d’el Arte”, who were extremely popular during the early part of the Italian Renaissance between the 15th and 16th centuries. Among the mainContinue reading “A “Stratfordian Homunculus” Forged And Distilled From Italian Comedy?”
“Not Without Mustard”
“Or, the True, Lamentable Tragedy of Edward de Vere” A Screenplay by Leonidas Kazantheos In six months time, that is sometime in the year 2023 many theatres and literary and media institutions will probably be celebrating or commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s 1623 Folio of Romances, Tragedies, Comedies and Histories.Continue reading ““Not Without Mustard””
The Anonymous & Pseudonymous “Shake-speare”
Key Dates, Characters & Events The following is a historical timeline of dates, characters and significant events taking place in London and elsewhere that had an impact on the theatrical milieu and its relationship to other important events, religious, political and social. The timeline is an attempt to compare the life circumstances of Edward deContinue reading “The Anonymous & Pseudonymous “Shake-speare””
The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy
“He who desires to understand Shakespeare truly must understand the relations in which Shakespeare stood to the Renaissance and the Reformation, to the age of Elizabeth and the age of James; he must be familiar with the history of the struggle for supremacy between the old classical forms and the new spirit of romance, betweenContinue reading “The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy“
The “Shadowy Figure” of Shakespeare
Alongside the engraving of a portrait by the Dutch artist Martin Droueshut supposed by orthodox scholars and academics to be a true likeness of William Shakespeare is Ben Jonson’s poetic remarks which metaphorically cast some doubt on its authenticity: To the Reader,This figure, that thou here see’st putIt was for Gentle Shakespeare cutWherein the graverContinue reading “The “Shadowy Figure” of Shakespeare“
An “Upstart Crow?”
In act IV of Timon of Athens, Timon leaves his home in Athens while his faithful steward, and other servants lament his departure. He goes to live in a cave in the woods, collecting berries, and digging up roots in an attempt to assuage his hunger. When Timon rejects the beastliness of men nevertheless hisContinue reading “An “Upstart Crow?”“
Shakespeare’s “She Wolves” Part Two:
Jeanne D’Arc or Joan, the Original and Presumptuous… The second in my series of Shakespeare’s “She Wolves” I have featured Joan of Arc who was burnt at the stake in France in 1431. In his 1925 book of his play, “Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue”, the author, playwright andContinue reading “Shakespeare’s “She Wolves” Part Two:”
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