So…what IS #ShakespeareSaturday?

What is #ShakespeareSaturday? I get asked that more times than any other hashtag I use on twitter. I’ve always thought about writing a post to answer the question but a reply tweet seemed to do the trick. However, I think it’s time I write something more detailed than below or my previous post:

#ShakespeareSaturday is something I started. Every Sat I pick Shakes. work and select quotes form it and post it. Sometimes I add commentary next to quote.Tweeps can RT, reply with their thought or pick another quote-from same work or another.

I just tried to figure out when exactly was my 1st #ShakespeareSaturday tweet but was not able to. If anyone has a solution, do tell me. Yes, I have tried several clients that help you search twitter but I still wasn’t able to go back that far. I would say it was around mid 2009.

Well, now that’s taken care of. On to why I started it in the first place.  A lot of people regard Shakespearean works as something you suffer during school and after that it becomes obsolete and useless. This couldn’t have been further from the truth. A lot of people fail to realize how modern Shakespeare really is. Everyday we say things like “love is blind” and completely overlook the fact that it originated from a Shakespearean work. I decided that people need to get more exposed to Shakespeare and maybe if I keep repeating quotes from certain works, that I think are relevant in today’s conversations, then people will eventually realize how familiar these words sound and join in on the conversation and even attend a play or two. That is the main reason I started #ShakespeareSaturday.