5 June 1607: John Hall physician marries Susanna Shakespeare, daughter of William & Anne Hathaway in Stratford-upon-Avon #otd
William #Shakespeare gave the couple 105 acres of land on the match. (DeFacto)
L’œuvre de Shakespeare, écrite par une femme? Entretien avec Aurore Evain
Aurore Évain, à qui l’on doit la résurgence du mot «autrice», montre avec brio qu’une, voire des contemporaines de #Shakespeare, #MarySidney en tête, pourraient bien avoir écrit les oeuvres attribuées à cet acteur traficoteur. En un temps où les femmes ne pouvaient signer un écrit inédit sans être honnies.
Things I learned from @charliejane Anders's newsletter: "nothing" was slang for "vagina" in the time of #shakespeare, so "Much Ado About Nothing" meant, "lots of hubbub about a vagina". It's a reference to Hero's virginity, a key plot point (among other things, Shakespeare loved wordplay and complex references).
I've just booked tickets for this play at the Malthouse in July – looks great. I'm always a sucker for a production riffing on Macbeth (my favourite Shakespeare play - I was in it once at uni!).
5 May 1579: William Calverley enters Clare College #Cambridge#otd On 23 Apr 1605, he killed his 2 sons & tried to kill his wife & youngest son. Pressed to death at York Castle on his refusal to plead. A drama version was attributed to #Shakespeare, appears in 1664, 1685 Folios
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