Time collapses on itself as Romeo’s lingering warmth betrays the truth of his death. He lived only moments ago. And now, Juliet is only moments away from ending her own time in this world.

Krystal Marsh on the warmth of lips

These Shakespeareans wish to see the playwright as a progenitor of their own project of exposure, disenchantment, and social critique. Their readings contort the histories to make them accord with modern sensibilities.

Daniel Zimmerman on making a modern out of Shakespeare

My father’s obituary was simple. It read, ‘Charles D. Marsh/Garretson, 53, a lifelong resident of Jersey City passed away on May 3rd, 2020, at Hoboken University Hospital.’

Krystal Marsh on genealogies, Shakespeare, and memory.

Early modern communities faced an identity crisis in which their very beings seemed constantly at-risk and in-flux. Antitheatricalists believed theater made these problems worse by turning them into a spectacle.

Krystal Marsh compares 17th Century Theater to 21st Century Comedy Central.

Kirsten Hall explores the components of modern romance from Samuel Johnson to Noah Baumbach.