Tag Archives: Twelfth Night

Boys That Don’t Fit the Gender Stereotype

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2023

Georgia has fired a teacher for sharing “My Shadow Is Purple,” thus denying her kids a narrative that they urgently need to hear.

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Will Drag Show Bans Extend to the Bard?

By Robin Bates | Published: March 20, 2023

Will Tennessee banning drag shows extend to Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedies?

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Kipling’s Stellar Advice for Leaders

By Robin Bates | Published: February 2, 2023

For a new incoming college president, Kipling’s “If” provides excellent advice.

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Musk Needs a Shakespearean Fool

By Robin Bates | Published: December 12, 2022

The world’s wealthiest man attempted comedy the other night but was booed off the stage. Shakespeare would understand.

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Confused about Gender? Read 12th Night

By Robin Bates | Published: December 4, 2022

“12th Night” shows that gender is far more fluid than the right likes to think. We all need to acknowledge this.

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Humorless Twitter Boss as Malvolio

By Robin Bates | Published: November 8, 2022

Elon Musk sparring with his Twitter critics is like Shakespeare’s Malvolio going after Feste.

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“Othello’s” Toxic Relationships

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2022

“Othello” continues to raise urgent questions that we’ve got to grapple with.

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Read “12th Night” for Relationship Advice

By Robin Bates | Published: April 5, 2022

In their essays on “Twelfth Night,” my students showed they are hungry for authentic relationships.

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Is the Left Attacking the Bard? Nope

By Robin Bates | Published: February 8, 2022

Seeking to bring back the 1990s culture wars, an “American Conservative” article claims the left is attacking Shakespeare. Nope.

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