One notable simile in Antony and Cleopatra is uttered by a character of Shakespeare’s own invention, Scarus, according to whom Antony absents himself from the Battle of Actium “like a doting mallard”.

Quintessence Theatre Doubles Down on Shakespeare With Reckless Romance Repertory: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and & Antony and ...

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its Summer Season, running from April – October 2025.  Learn more about the full upcoming lineup here!

You may wish to sign up with Mark Van Doren, the great professor of English who lived from 1894 to 1972. In 1938, he wrote Shakespeare, which can be had in an edition from NYRB. The foreword is by ...

January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

Cleopatra transformed her lover into Shakespeare’s “strumpet’s fool.” Without her gripping beauty, Antony might have returned in triumph to Rome with Octavian in chains. Instead ...

What is a better day than Valentine’s Day to remember and celebrate the great love stories our world has witnessed? From the ...

Cleopatra Selene II had a turbulent life from the beginning. Born to Cleopatra and Mark Antony amid their alliance following Julius Caesar’s assassination, Cleopatra Selene II entered the world during ...

Have you ever woken up on Thanksgiving morning to a house full of company and just wanted to flee? In Mischa Berlinski's ...

OpenTable has named the UK’s most romantic restaurants ahead of Valentine's Day – and six of them are in south east London.

Mona Acts Out” by Mischa Berlinski is a brilliant and funny novel with insights into how Shakespeare offers us mere mortals a ...