Shakespeare Full Circle

Perhaps you have that person in life who supports you and lifts you up? Your "rock," or your "harbor in the tempest" as it were. In this episode, Qarie takes us on an etymological odyssey back to another descriptive phrase coined by Shakespeare, "Tower of Strength."

Today we take a look at the kinghtly and ironic origin of "wearing one's heart upon one's sleeve."

For this episode, host Qarie Marshall digs deep into the Shakespearean etymology of a unique phrase which means almost exactly what it says: "Greek to Me." But what do the Greeks say? Listen in and find out!

Series three of SFC is off to a roaring start as Qarie explores the phrase that Uncle Will came back to on no less than 20 occasions (in 13 of his plays): "Flesh & Blood."

As the second series of Shakespeare Full Circle comes to a close, host Qarie Marshall explores the meaning behind the phrase "Salad Days."

On this week's episode we travel back to Rome where we're cooking up "A Dish Fit For The Gods."

On this week's episode we'll take a trip back to Prospero's Island for a look at the origins of "Being In A Pickle."

In this week's episode we get a seat at the table with Falstaff to look into the origins of being "eaten out of house and home."

In this week's episode, we explore one of Shakespeare's more cryptic euphemisms for death: "Dead as a doornail."

If you happen to be at a loose end and wondering what to do for five minutes, we have just the remedy. You see, "As Luck Would Have It," that is the exact length of the podcast!