The one question a reporter was most eager to ask University of Utah English professor Richard Preiss was also the one he felt most silly asking: "Would Shakespeare approve of 'Hamnet' — the acclaimed ...

Ophelia appears in just five scenes of “Hamlet.” She speaks barely 150 lines in William Shakespeare’s longest play. But the tragic character whose story ends in “muddy death” has a life that stretches ...

With the Nov. 26 cinematic release of Hamnet, CU Boulder scholars consider what we actually know about the famed playwright and why we’re still reading him four centuries later “Friends, Romans, ...

Actors training to work in film and television may not be inclined to make studying William Shakespeare a priority, but the Bard is worth a second look. An article on the advantages of Shakespeare for ...

Shakespeare is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest English language writers of all time. His beautiful language, portrayals of human nature, and mastery of writing dirty jokes have all landed ...

OWEN RICHARDS: How did you first become involved with Ophelia? CLAIRE MCCARTHY: The job came to me off the back of a film I made called The Turning, which has Rose Byrne in it, a wonderful Australian ...

(Note this transcript is auto generated and may contain transcription errors.) ANDREW BOWEN Welcome back to Midday Edition. I'm Andrew Bowen sitting in for Jade Hindmon. CLIP Brush up your Shakespeare ...