Merry Christmas! For those of you interested in what Shakespeare had to say about this central Christian holiday, we have a relevant excerpt from his works, but before offering it, it’s worth noting that Christmas was not celebrated in his time as it is now. Easter was the focus of Christians in the English-speaking world, really until the 1840s, and the Christmas we know today, of religious awe and good fellowship, was almost single-handedly the achievement of Charles Dickens, who inspired all of Britain, and the United States and beyond, …

‘So hallowed and so gracious is the time.”: Hamlet, Shakespeare, and Christmas Read More »