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“You have such a February face”: Shakespeare’s Most Savage Insults, Explained
William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the ...
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Shakespeare goes up the country in ‘Ballad of King Henry’ at Swarthmore’s Players Club
A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs has its world premiere at Players Club Swarthmore.
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A Henry IV That Doesn’t Know Its Own Strength
You don’t get many opportunities to see Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1, and still fewer to see Part 2. The so-called histories and their Roman numerals put people off, along with all the names ...
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22 of Shakespeare’s Best Insults That Still Sting Today
From Henry IV, Part 1 Aside from his best insults, find out the 11 everyday phrases that were invented by Shakespeare. “The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.” From Coriolanus “Heaven ...
How the Livestrong wristband survived Lance Armstrong
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, said Shakespeare’s Henry IV, but the king of cycling, Lance Armstrong, wasn’t ...
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THE BALLAD OF KING HENRY Comes to PCS Theater
a folk music adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I, from March 28 to April 5, 2025. The show—an earlier version of which was staged as Wars & Whores: The Henry IV Musical in the 2011 ...
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The Debate: Is Shakespeare elitist?
“Don’t forget Shakespeare was common as muck when it ... ve died of consumption after a particularly messy night at Henry IV. But it does seem likely that workers paid a penny – a day ...