Susan Heyward

The State of Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew: Act 4, Scene 3KatherineDecember 13, 2020 As a young “bookworm,” she fell in love with Shakespeare’s intoxicating language. But after an early career playing Shakespeare’s romantic ingenues, Susan Heyward began to wonder whether modern theatre’s relationship with Shakespeare is as healthy as it once seemed. Is it time to break up and explore “language affairs with other playwrights"? Click here to follow along with the modern version of the text. Click here to follow along with the Folio Version of the text. Click here for a scanned version of the text.