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Madbeth
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What will he do next, Liesl Schillinger thought, as she watched Alan Cumming play almost every role...
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Royal Shakespeare Company associate director David Farr on the power that the ocean held over the...
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What’s in a Name?
Othello, Alice, Pumblechook—these characters are etched in our minds. But how much meaning are in names? By Anthony Paletta. MORE
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9 Famous Bone Discoveries
Richard III isn’t the only bag of bones to make news. From vampires to Mona Lisa, see more skeletal stars. By Melissa Leon. MORE
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The Best Movies of Classic Books
The new adaptation of 'Anna Karenina' may be a failure, but other auteurs have succeeded in bringing literary gems to the screen. Watch clips. MORE
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The Bard Strikes Again
‘Macbeth’ in a madhouse and an app on the sonnets destroy complacent interpretations. By Malcolm Jones. MORE
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Was Juliet a Mean Girl?
Writer Rebecca Serle talks to Brian Gresko about recasting Shakespeare from the point of view of Rosaline, Romeo’s first girlfriend. MORE
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An Online Gaming Murder?
Oregon police are seeking leads from David Grubbs’s gaming community in his slaying, Winston Ross reports. MORE
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Shaking Up Shakespeare
Ralph Fiennes’s passion project and directorial debut, ‘Coriolanus,’ modernizes The Bard. MORE
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Weekend's Best and Worst
Peter Travers and Ramin Setoodeh on what to watch and skip at the movies this week. MORE
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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?
The new movie “Anonymous” says Shakespeare was a fraud—Chris Lee on the the Bard’s authorship controversy. MORE
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The Shakespeare Shakedown
The new film ‘Anonymous’ says the Bard was a fraud. Don’t buy it. MORE
