Blog Gnomeo, Oh Gnomeo… Where Art Thou? Gnomeo: In Defense of “Gnomeo & Juliet” and the Message Behind the Film LRR, April 19, 2026 Written by: Noa Climor On February 11th, 2011, the world was introduced to yet another rendition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which I vividly recall watching at our local movie theater with my mom. But it was not just another play or movie with the same exact script; this… Continue Reading
Blog The Case for Plays LRR, April 5, 2023February 8, 2025 Tired of reading the classics? Ally LeMaster suggests a handful of contemporary plays to change your opinion about drama! Continue Reading
Blog The British Bard and Bollywood LRR, February 23, 2023February 8, 2025 Poetry editor Aayushi Agarwal shares her encounters with Shakespeare through Hindi film adaptations, begging the question: how can movies be used as a tool of cultural empowerment and reclamation? Continue Reading
Blog Shakespearean Sonnet Shenanigans LRR, February 28, 2020February 8, 2025 By Alex Mika It’s been two weeks since Valentine’s Day appeared on our tear-away calendars, and as the pink dust settles and the flowers start to wilt, you may be wondering, “What did I get myself into?” You may even begin to think that the comedy of errors that is… Continue Reading
Blog Was “Shrek”s Lord Farquaad based on Shakespeare’s “Richard III?” LRR, February 10, 2020February 8, 2025 (If you’ve never seen Shrek (2001) or read Shakespeare’s play Richard III, let me warn you: Spoilers lie ahead! If you have seen Shrek, welcome to my conspiracy theory.) This theory started when I was taking an Introduction to Shakespeare course last year, and one of the assignments was to… Continue Reading
Blog Putting Shakespeare in the Schoolyard: Celebrating movie adaptations LRR, February 3, 2020February 8, 2025 When reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, it may be difficult to understand why it’s such an insult that Mr. Darcy refuses to dance with Elizabeth. Or it may not seem like a big deal for Lydia to run off with a soldier, or it may be confusing when… Continue Reading
Writer Crush Wednesday – Ian Doescher LRR, April 9, 2014February 8, 2025 I’m the kind of person that doesn’t really have a favorite author or a favorite book because that status is always changing. That being said, my current flavor of the month is Ian Doescher, an only recently published author, known for his bestselling debut novel, “William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A… Continue Reading
*—Top 10 Romantic Movie Lines for an Awful Poem—* LRR, February 26, 2014February 8, 2025 Each verse gets worse– a last-ditch effort to disseminate some quality teen angst before Valentine’s Month is over: I want you to draw me like one of your French girls But I am nobody’s little weasel. They say bread is life. And I bake bread, bread, bread…. Continue Reading
I don’t “get” Poetry. LRR, April 26, 2013February 8, 2025 What is there not to get? I often hear the expressions I don’t like poetry/I’m not a fan of poems /I don’t care much for poetry from English majors, and people who consider themselves fans of literature (blasphemy to my ears). It is seldom, or actually never the case where… Continue Reading