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King Henry VI part 2
Setting: 1445-1455 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry has married Margaret of Anjou (much to the...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 30, 20233 min read


King Henry VI part 1
Setting: 1422-1444 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary: In England, King Henry V has died, and his son, Henry...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 21, 20234 min read


Florida Schools Censor Shakespeare
It's been a long time since I've posted anything, Grad school is really hard... surprise! It's literally deadline week for my...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 3, 20233 min read


Top 10 Shakespearean Girlbosses
It's Women's History Month and you know what that means: we're gonna talk about Shakespearean Women (although when am I not talking about...

Mackenzie Elisa
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Shakespeare's Globe & Its Culture War
This has been a *hot topic* in my seminar classes lately, so let’s talk about it! Read the full BroadwayWorld article HERE Read the full...

Mackenzie Elisa
Jan 24, 20233 min read


The Duchess of Malfi
by John Webster AKA my favorite Early Modern play... which is a BOLD statement on my part... but I stand by it. This isn't post reviewing...

Mackenzie Elisa
Nov 29, 20222 min read


The Shakespearean Office
So I was watching The Office again, as one does, and Dwight said something straight out of The Winter's Tale. I went to google to find...

Mackenzie Elisa
Nov 12, 20221 min read


King Henry V
Setting: 1414-1420 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary : Henry lays claim to some of France because of some...

Mackenzie Elisa
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Book Review: Death By Shakespeare
Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup Death By Shakespeare is an attempt to demystify and contextualize the many...

Mackenzie Elisa
Oct 19, 20223 min read


The Hamlet Multiverse
I really hate to get involved in this, but at the same time I have burning opinions, so here we go! So when it comes to printing...

Mackenzie Elisa
Oct 15, 20223 min read


King Henry IV, Part 2
Setting: 1403-1413 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: England is in Civil War (it's the Wars of the Roses people!)...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 13, 20222 min read


King Henry IV, Part 1
Setting: 1402-1403 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry wants to lead a crusade. The Welsh rebel Owen...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 7, 20223 min read


King Richard II
Setting:1398-1400 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Richard is more concerned with the aesthetics of...

Mackenzie Elisa
Jul 29, 20223 min read


King Edward III
Setting: 14th Century England and France History My really abridged plot summary: King Edward III of England is told that he is the heir...

Mackenzie Elisa
Jan 29, 20223 min read


Mary Stuart
by Friedrich Schiller So I just finished reading this play and no, it's not Shakespeare, but I still think it's important to talk about....

Mackenzie Elisa
Jan 2, 20224 min read


All's Well That Ends Well
Setting: 14th Century Rossillion, France Comedy* My really abridged plot summary: Orphaned Helena is in love with Bertram, but she is...

Mackenzie Elisa
Dec 28, 20214 min read


I watched "Ophelia" 2018 so you don't have to
Ohhhhhhhkay where to begin?!?!?! I've seen this film before, but it was before I truly appreciated Shakespeare and Hamlet. This might be...

Mackenzie Elisa
Nov 1, 20213 min read


Romeo and Juliet
Setting: 1303 AD Verona, Italy Tragedy My really abridged plot summary : "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene," the Montague and...

Mackenzie Elisa
Oct 23, 20214 min read


King John
Setting: 1199-1216 AD London, England History My really abridged plot summary: We've got some real political intrigue at play here. So:...

Mackenzie Elisa
Oct 14, 20213 min read


Macbeth
Setting: 1039-1057 AD Inverness, Scotland Tragedy My really abridged plot summary: It's a dark and stormy night and Macbeth and Banquo...

Mackenzie Elisa
Sep 26, 20213 min read
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