Shakespeare Full Circle

Today, as set off on our little literary journey together, I am put in mind of one of the most famous poems of the twentieth century...

C'mere... have you heard... a bit of buzz... the juicy tidbit of tiddle-taddle?

Today, two differing tales of ambition and disillusionment...

Today we are going to explore one of William's bread-and-butter words. A word that has turned up in only three of his plays, but I think it's safe to say that the theme it carries with it is pretty much omnipresent in most of his works in one way or another.

One thing I love about Uncle Will – well, actually one of many things, is that his works are full of wicked wordplay...

Now, I know that you tune in for our weekly five minute journey into the rich, sometimes baffling - but always fascinating world of William's words.

This morning we pack our bags and head to the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Specifically, the harbor city of Messina.

It is in William's tragic tale of King Lear that hearts are not simply broken; allegiances severed or affinities dissolved. Much like Hamlet describing the very essence of time being "out of joint" - we find the first usage of the word... dislocate.

Today — it's about time — we tiptoe down the temporal toe path of... tardiness.

Today we will not be talking about an American schoolboy named Johnny, that got himself a guitar and became a rock and roll star. But rather, an English monarch who manages to mistake flowery speeches for effective governance.