shadowofaseraph:

everbright-mourning:

nixhouseofcards:

eeddis:

rosequuuartz:

I want someone to do a production of a midsummers night’s dream but instead of it taking place in a forest it takes place in ikea

#*squints* you make a compelling argument actually #shakespeare #I want this #I want one where the audience moves with the actors #all around ikea #& the play is stretched out #super long #around & around ikea #until you have lost sense of #direction & time & even language #then back out to the exit #for the very end #puck makes the speech #‘think but this and all is mended’#& then finally you are free #free to step out into the light again #into the mortal realms #or you go for meatballs idk (x)

This is what Shakespeare was meant for.

PLease tell me there’s a lit. theory paper on Ikea stores as Liminal Spaces.

@echolalaphile

the-frozen-city:

Gives me life

cthonius:

Do you vagueblog about me, sir?

I do vagueblog, sir.

Do you vagueblog about me, sir?

(aside) Will I receive a callout if I say aye
(aside) Yes

No, sir, I do not vagueblog at you sir; but I vagueblog, sir.

Like the old days

fyeahsetsandprops:

Shakespeare’s Globe in London, England likes to conduct original practice experiments to try and replicate the conditions Shakespeare would have known during his time. And this includes EVERYTHING down to the undergarments. Luckily we’re not going there. Instead we’ll be looking at make-up.

Keep reading

runecestershire:

ghost-hermione:

insomniac-arrest:

How is it fair Shakespeare was good at writing both angst AND fluff?

and crack.

All at once.

thegeekyblonde:

“but historical accuracy in shakespeare plays is important!” he had a bear on the beach of a landlocked country and you’re telling me a girl can’t play hamlet

Macduff: hey maybe you and your wife should stop killing people
Macbeth: why must you kinkshame me in my own house

goodticklebrain:

A Stick-Figure Macbeth: Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24

So basically in Shakespeare (and, indeed, in most classical literature and drama), if there is a prophecy it will (a) totally come true, but (b) come true in a way that you totally didn’t see coming. Prophecies are a pain in that way.

goodticklebrain:

goodticklebrain:

Merry/Happy Christmas everyone! Here are some Shakespearean Christmas carols for you. I highly recommend singing these lyrics loudly and slightly out of tune if you happen to find yourself forced to sing carols today.

Hm. My Shakespearean Christmas Carols are starting to get a lot of reblogs. It must be the holiday season.

toomanyfeelings5:

kisshamlet:

macduf:

kisshamlet:

hamlet au where everything is the same but no one ever puts anything down gently, not even the background characters, if someone is putting something down at all they must throw it to the ground like it did them serious wrong, im talking flat out slam dunking anything in their hands, but otherwise the play doesnt change

Horatio: Goodnight, sweet prince [LIFTS HAMLET ACTOR INTO THE AIR AND SLAMS THEM INTO THE GROUND]

THE PLAY ENDS WITH THE FOUR CAPTAINS DUNKING HAMLET’S CORPSE INTO A COFFIN AT LIKE 90 MILES AN HOUR

SLAMLET.