Much Ado About Nothing

Hey nonny, nonny! <--whatever that means, William. This is one that I've read before but I thought it would be cool to listen to the full cast audiobook. Definitely worth it. Just rewatched the 1993 movie, which is also worth it, but for a different reason. Keanu Reeves + Shakespeare = Unintentionally H......more

Let's face it, there aren't too many of Shakespeare's females who kick ass. Yes, we all can name the four or five that don't quite suck (Kat, Portia, Viola, Emilia, etc) but good strong feminine characters were not, it seems, the bard's strong suit. So as you wade through the whiny, conniving, helpl......more

I don't think Much Ado ranks with Shakespeare's very best for three reasons: 1) the plot is weak, particularly the deception that moves things along during the first act (why does Don Pedro choose to woo by proxy en masque? What is to be gained by it except delay and confusion?), 2) Dogberry and Ver......more

here I am reviewing this play exactly 420 years since it came out.... it's what Beatrice and Benedick would've wanted So... the thing is. This is, in all honesty, the play that got me into Shakespeare. I saw that Kenneth Branagh / Emma Thompson movie of it when I was maybe eight years old and I loved......more

Don Pedro Prince of Aragon in Spain, is coming to Messina the capital of Sicily, for a little R&R just having defeated his treacherous half- brother in battle, (with few casualties, nobody important) Don John (the "Bastard") they are now reconciled again ! His army needs it Rest and Relaxation, the......more