Celebrate Sweet Shakespeare

OK, it's not really his birthday, but it is the day the Bard and his timeless words are commemorated. We like timeless here! And whose life can't use a little more romance and poetry?

By: Gerit Quealy
January 3, 2011
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Judi Dench was Oscared for played Queen Elizabeth
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Rent Shakespeare in Love

The delicious Dame Judi Dench won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth I in the delighful romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She may have been onscreen a scant 8 minutes but she made the most of it with the soul-searing delivery of a line about being a woman in a man's profession, and the amusing send-up of the legend that the tradition of men throwing their jackets over puddles for ladies to step across originates with this queen. It's also a fun, fanciful take on the genesis of Romeo & Juliet.

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Imogen | Apr 24, 2010
Such an interesting and fun piece! I loved the stylish Shakespeare references, and great suggestions for celebrating the day.

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