Shakespeare the Ambiguous
The First Folio of Shakespeare reflects a much more ambiguous vision of the author than is generally accepted in academia. This is first noticed in its lack of stage directions; modern scholars and...
View ArticleTo Folio, or not to Folio…
A friend recently got it touch with me after having a look at Shakespeare’s Brain for the first time and noted that ‘the jury is still out’ on the validity (veracity?) of the First Folio as a source,...
View Article1st Folio Study – Miranda
I’ve colour coded the speech from my previous post–Miranda’s opening of Act 1, Scene 2 of THE TEMPEST–to look at how the First Folio may guide the speaker into deeper explorations of thought process...
View ArticleProspero’s Art – Revelation
Miranda asks her father the reason for ‘raising this Sea-storme’, and he responds: Know thus far forth, By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune (Now my dear Lady) hath mine enemies Brought to this...
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