The engraving is by Charles Knight. Original artist unknown.

Ophelia, circa 1873. Engraving by Charles Knight.
The engraving is by Charles Knight. Original artist unknown.

Ophelia, circa 1873. Engraving by Charles Knight.
Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1910:

Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1910
Ophelia by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, 1908:

Ophelia by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, 1908
M is for Miller, Arthur:

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Upcycled Library Card Print by Heidi Pitre Art. $39.00.
Edward Albee, Audacious American Playwright, Dies at 88 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Edward Albee. Public Domain.
It’s that time of year again…

Shakespeare in the Park
English actor and playwright (The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Trelawny of the ‘Wells’, The Enchanted Cottage*) Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was born on 24 May 1855:

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, 1910
*As a teenager, I was straight up obsessed with the 1945 film adaptation of The Enchanted Cottage, starring Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire. It practically gave me life for a few years. This was *totally normal* for a teen in the late eighties/early nineties, right?
Sir James Matthew Barrie was born on 9 May 1860.

Portrait of J.M. Barrie. 1904 or earlier.

Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie.

Ophelia by Arthur Rackham

Shakespeare 400 Google Doodle
What is your favourite Shakespeare play?