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Reads Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed (q.v.) as an appropriation of Tempest that focuses attention on how human migration causes deterioration and corruption.
Considers Pocahantas and Romeo and Juliet as intertexts, noting that the Pocahantas story "was softened to cater to children's audiences." Portuguese and English summaries, 85-86.
Shows how Richard III and Caliban are both dehumanized and compared to animals, yet presented as multi-dimensional characters. Portuguese and English summaries, 91-92.
Reads Ian McEwan's novel Nutshell (q.v.) as an adaptation of Hamlet with an "admittedly pessimistic worldview of the gloomy political context in the unethical world of the 21st century." Portuguese and English summaries, 109-110.
Argues that "Shakespeare's rewriting" of Romeo and Juliet "is a cultural adaptation" that "presents radical changes ... to its source texts." English and Portuguese summaries, 121-22.
Argues that there were only two cases of type used to set the first folio and advises caution about identifying particular compositors. Validates many of Charlton Hinman's claims about the folio (q.v.).
Describes how a theatre company, Cyclone Rep, presented Shakespeare performances for Irish secondary schools in the "Shakespeare Sessions." Reports on The Romeo and Juliet Session Online, an online educational performance offered when theatres were closed during the covid-19 pandemic.
Reports on teaching Macbeth to English-as-a-Foreign language students in a Waldorf secondary school in Germany. Suggests that Shakespeare's "gappiness," or interpretive possibilities offer students ways to engage, particularly when using performance-based pedagogy. English summary, 40.
Reports on a course on Macbeth using "drama-based methods" in the University of Tübingen's "Sprachpraxis section," which emphasized "written communication, oral communication, and translation." English summary, 33.
Points out that scholars often focus on Shylock's avarice without noting the greed of other characters in Merchant of Venice, including the Venetians.