William Shakespeare, a legendary playwright, poet, and actor, penned timeless works exploring universal themes. His ...
The sloe-eyed beauty who could charm the conqueror into giving her a kingdom—Cleopatra! It’s a tale that has long enthralled Western art and literature, involving as it does a powerful and exotic ...
Democracies do not always die in darkness; sometimes, they fade in daylight, in full view of citizens who are simply too ...
Even if you’ve never seen Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, you’re likely to have heard this quote from Caesar’s funeral in act 3, scene 2. Of course, the quote’s speaker, a simmering Mark Antony (played ...
Icarus Theatre tell the story of another man who flew too close to the sun, brought down to earth by his hubris in a bloody assassination. But this is no swords and sandals, toga tugging, funny things ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole ...