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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 1 (part 3)
Let's meet one half of our titular duo... To be absolutely fair to Romeo, most of the people in this play speak in hyperbolic rhyming couplets. That doesn't make him any less self-indulgent, however......
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Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Shakespearean Love)
It's Valentine's Day! Let's dust off one of Cole Porter's classic love songs and give it a Shakespearean twist. If you're not familiar with the original song, here's another Shakespearean version of...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 2
OK, let's get back to A Stick Figure Romeo & Juliet! "What could possibly go wrong?" is a recurring theme in this play. And in most Shakespeare plays, to be honest. And in life, come to think of...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 3
OK, we've met Romeo, the world's most self-indulgent superficial romantic. Let's now meet Juliet! Confession time: I know she's quite a popular character, but Juliet's nurse has always pissed me off a...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 4 (part 1)
Let's check in with our lovesick titular hero, his sensible cousin Benvolio, and his moderately unhinged friend, Mercutio. I've always suspected that if Romeo hadn't interrupted Mercutio, he'd still...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 4 (part 2)
When we last left our hero (and by "hero" I mean "Romeo"), he was about to crash the Capulets dinner party with his buddy Mercutio. Let's see how that goes... I like how everyone can recognize Romeo...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 4 (part 3)
TITLE CHARACTERS HAVE MET. REPEAT. TITLE CHARACTERS HAVE MET. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. PREPARE FOR INEVITABLE SERIES OF DESTRUCTIVE EVENTS. A lot is always made of the fact that Romeo and Juliet's first...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Prologue
OK, remember last week when I said we'd be doing the balcony scene today? Well, I totally forgot about this second, much less famous prologue... I don't think I've actually ever heard this prologue in...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1 (part 1)
When we last saw our hero ("our hero" meaning Romeo) he had just discovered that the young woman he fell madly in love with at the Capulet's party was, in fact, Juliet Capulet, daughter to his father's...
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The (FAKE NEWS) Ides of March
Tomorrow is the Ides of March! BEWARE! ...or, you know, don't.
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1 (part 2)
OK, now it's balcony time. Finally. Technically, there is no balcony mentioned in the play, just a window. However, from a theatrical standpoint I think we can all agree that balconies are WAY more...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1 (part 3)
Time for some more sweet, sweet balcony action! The Reduced Shakespeare Company (an unimpeachable source of Shakespearean textual analysis) says the three words are are "send word tomorrow", but my...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1 (part 4)
OK, let's wrap up this balcony scene once and for all! FINALLY.
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 2
OK, we've established that Romeo and Juliet are impulsive, infatuated, hormonally-driven teenagers. Let's see what happens when we introduce an adult in a position of responsiblity into the equation!...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 3 (part 1)
Let's check back in with everybody's favorite "good cop, bad cop" duo, Benvolio and Mercutio! Poor Benvolio. It's so hard being the voice of reason in this play.
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 3 (part 2)
Let's see how "Operation Have Two Teenagers Impulsively Marry In Secret In Order To Heal Family Feud" is going! All the adults in Romeo and Juliet are terrible enablers.
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 4
Let's check back in with Juliet... The Nurse is like that one relative who always makes incredibly inappropriate and embarassing comments at family reunions.
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 5
OK, Friar Laurence! This is your LAST CHANCE to get these two infatuated teenagers to slow down and consider the ramificaitons of their--- oh, too late. Friar Laurence's exact final quote here is "By...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 1)
Alright, enough romantic comedy set-up! Let's get this tragedy on the road! HERE WE GO! WHEEEEEEEE
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Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 2)
VIOLENCE IN VERONA TIME It's all fun and games until someone loses an unsustainable amount of blood.
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