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Contends that Richard II and Macbeth draw on the "imperial mirror" trope. Argues that, in these plays, "a monarch ruling with the aid of a mirror reimagines the act of governing as establishing and assuming control of a scopic regime," linking this to "Michel Foucault’s concept of panopticism."

Explores Shakespeare's influence on the Bloomsbury literary group, notably Virginia Woolf and T. S. Eliot, as well as their Victorian predecessors. 

Screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine. Cinematography by Laurie Rose, edited by Jennifer Lee.

Comedic film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet based on Rebecca Serle's When You Were Mine.

With Kaitlyn Dever (Rosaline), Isabela Merced (Juliet), Kyle Allen (Romeo), Sean Teale (Dario Penza), Christopher McDonald (Lord Capulet), Minnie Driver (Nurse Janet), Bradley Whitford (Adrian Capulet), Spencer Stevenson (Paris), Nico Hiraga (Steve the Courier), Alistair Toovey (Tybalt), Alhaji Fofana (Benvolio), Nicholas Rowe (Lord Montague), Miloud Mourad Benamara (the Custodian) and Lew Temple (Mr. Danieli).

Contends that Karen Maine's Rosaline (q.v.) successfully turns Romeo and Juliet into a comedy by, among other things, imagining Rosaline's character and giving her voice.

Analyzes a 2023 Korean production of Merchant of Venice.

Compares online editions of Shakespeare's works, focusing on the Folger Shakespeare, the Internet Shakespeare Editions, and the MIT Shakespeare (q.v. all). English summary, 109.

Analyzes "six productions of West Side Story," suggesting that those from 1957-2009 are "old media" where the audiences "enjoys and evaluates" the play, but those from 2020 and 2021 encourage audience participation. English summary, 83-84.

Suggests that technical metaphors in Hamlet (such as "clocks, globes, compasses, and mirrors") reflect technologies of Shakspeare's time and offer interpretative lenses for better understanding the characters and play. English summary, 56.

Argues that in Comedy of Errors, "money fetishism" causes "cognitive confusion," which can be counteracted by "utopian humanism." English summary, 34.

Lists professional Shakespeare productions in the British Isles from 2021.