Despite what many modern critics say, Shakespeare's plays are written from a profoundly Christian perspective. This site presents literary criticism demonstrating that. To submit your essay for publication, email us - info@christianshakespeare.com
Portrait of an Honest Ghost
Is the ghost of Hamlet's father a demon? On this questions hangs the entire play.
Shakespeare and Richard III
Now that the remains of King Richard III have been discovered, what was Shakespeare saying about him in his famous play?
Macbeth and the Tragedy of Sin
Ken Colston on Macbeth and what the play shows us about the nature and effects of sin.
Shakespeare, Thomas More and Henry VIII
Joseph Pearce speculates on the political mood behind Sir Thomas More and Henry VIII.
Pasternak on Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky
Boris Pasternak on the similarities between the two writers, as noted in Macbeth.
Burying the Truth
Joseph Pearce on the claim that Shakespeare was buried a "lay rector" of his Anglican church.
Shakespeare, the Supreme Court and Child Pornography
Joseph Pearce notes how bad literary criticism affects even the law of the land.
The Poison of Anti-Catholic Bias
Joseph Pearce passes along Robert Carballo's defense of the Faith, in a dispute over The Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare and "Sir Thomas More"
Joseph Pearce is interviewed on Shakespeare's role in writing the play Sir Thomas More.
Shakespeare and Chesterton
Joseph Pearce answers a correspondent about Chesterton's view of Shakespeare.
Chesterton and Shakespeare
Kevin O'Brien claims that G. K. Chesterton shows us the only way to read Shakespeare.
Call for Papers: Shakespeare and the Memory of a Lost Religion
Call for papers for a conference in North Carolina.
Date and Authorship of the Original Text of "Sir Thomas More"
Did Shakespeare write Sir Thomas More? Compelling new scholarship by Thomas Merriam suggests that he did.
The Hot Topic
Fr. Peter Milward gives a glimps into the fascinating history of the scholarship on the question of Shakespeare and the Catholic Faith.
Five Full Years of "The Catholic Hypothesis"
Fr. Peter Milward on the recent explosion in scholarship on Shakespeare the Catholic.
Shakespeare's Moral Categories in "King Lear" and "Hamlet"
Dr. Colin Jory gives a lucid overview of the Christian moral categories in two of Shakespeare's best known plays.
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