Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

William Shakespeare, a linguistic master, shaped the English language with his innovative wordplay. He gifted us common words like 'eyeball,' 'bedroom,' and 'swagger,' enriching our vocabulary. His ...

“Iconoclastic” as I am thought to be on race, I have been struck by how equally unexpected one view of mine has been considered: that much of Shakespeare’s language is impossible to comprehend ...

Ask me to say a sentence that sounds like Shakespeare, and I might use a word like “forsooth” and say “doth” instead of “does.” But that’s shortchanging the bard on his sheer linguistic versatility, ...

That's why the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has launched an unprecedented project to translate the Bard's entire canon from his original style into contemporary English. The ambitious and controversial ...

William Shakespeare is 400 years dead as of April 23, but his heritage seems in excellent shape. His plays are loved, admired and endlessly produced; our greatest actors regularly turn down bags of ...

All the world’s a stage for Shakespearean dramas that traversed language, borders and cultural landscapes. Retold with a ...

John McWhorter is a contributing editor for The New Republic. "Iconoclastic" as I am thought to be on race, I have been struck by how equally unexpected one view of mine has been considered: that much ...

THERE are few lines in literature as memorable as “To be, or not to be—that is the question.” Uttered in the third act of “Hamlet”, the soliloquy offers a poignant examination of whether it is better ...