Although they are lacking in numbers and are sometimes accused of being archetypal, Shakespeare's female characters often show displays of courage, intelligence, ambition, recklessness and pride.

Students could try to find the correct way of moving for their Shakespeare character with reference to archetypes like King, Villain, Clown, Hero, Mother, Trickster. Students could take a line of ...

In King Lear, Edmund famously mocks astrology as he manipulates those around him, yet many of Shakespeare's characters embody the archetypes of their signs. Romeo and Juliet, for instance ...