The world’s mine oyster… Wear my heart upon my sleeve… Wild-goose chase… All that glisters is not gold… A tower of strength… In a pickle… Even a small selection of these phrases, coined by Shakespeare ...

William Shakespeare had a way with words that helped shape the way we now speak English. The 400th anniversary of his death, on April 23, 2016 is approaching Saturday and the English playwright’s ...

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival rocked the literary world at the end of September with a bold announcement: Festival organizers are commissioning the translation of 39 Shakespearean plays into modern ...

There’s a healthy tension between the old the new in our study of the humanities. As an English teacher, I enjoy sharing the classics with my students, introducing new generations to great works and ...

This course portfolio details how revising a creative project assignment to incorporate a new learning goal—explain how a Shakespeare text relates to today’s world—helped students develop critical ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

Where it’s from: The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Sc 7 The full quote: “All that glisters is not gold—Often have you heard that told.” Although we tend to say “glitters” rather than “glisters” these ...

UN Web TV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13bm14nww On 23 April 2025, in commemoration of the English Language Day 2025 at the United Nations, the UN Movie ...