Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare by Will Tosh ophelia Care instructions: Machine washable

Care instructions: Machine washable

Reading age: 9 - 14 years

a story of revenge and forgiveness

Topics range from an examination of the different types of love in Two Gentlemen of Verona and the location of queerness in Cymbeline

He wants to breathe again

Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare by Will Tosh ophelia Care instructions: Machine washableWinner of the Theatre Book Prize 2025. Was Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think Shakespeare's work was profoundly influenced by the queer culture of his time much of it totally integrated into mainstream society. From a relentless schooling in Latin and Greek homoeroticism, to a less formal education on the streets and in smoky taverns, from the gender bending of the early comedies to the astonishingly