A Stick-Figure Hamlet: One Page Summary

It’s taken me just over a year to finish A Stick-Figure Hamlet. For those of you who have following along since the beginning, thank you! For those of you just joining me… you didn’t miss much. Let me sum up:

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

A huge HUGE thanks to my pocket dramaturg, Kate Pitt, for being with me every step of the way, answering all the random questions I had about the text, making sure my storytelling was clear, discussing the pros and cons of different interpretations, fixing typos, and generally being the best moral support a Shakespearean cartoonist could wish for.

I’ve neglected a lot of stuff while working on Hamlet, so I’m going to take some time off to get caught up on life. I’ll be posting just once a week on Tuesdays, for the next month and possibly for the rest of the year, although I’ll possibly come up with some filler stuff for Thursdays at some point.

So… see you next week for something that will DEFINITELY NOT BE HAMLET.

A Stick Figure Midsummer Night's Dream: One-Page Summary

OK, let’s put A Midsummer Night’s Dream to bed. If you haven’t been paying attention for the last couple of months, here’s what you missed:

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And that’s that!

I’m taking next week off to re-group, and then will be taking ALL of March off to work on some very important projects that I’ve kept putting off. But fear not! I will be posting highlights from my archives and from Patreon here to keep you at least marginally entertained during my fallow period. Thanks for understanding!

Twelfth Night: Final Summary

Aaaand we're finally done with Twelfth Night! In case you missed the last four months of comics, and don't have time to go back and read them all, here's what happened:

Finishing a play means it's time to add up the numbers and decide whether it's a comedy or a tragedy. Let's take a look!

Three marriages and no deaths of named characters means this play is almost certainly a comedy. Hurrah! (Just don't ask me how long I think Sir Toby and Maria's marriage will last..)

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On Break! 

Hey all! Due to several time-sensitive projects that I need to wrap up (one of them being the long-awaited flowchart poster) plus the very inconveniently-timed mental breakdown of the hitherto-but-no-longer trusty computer on which I draw all my comics, I will be taking next week off. I'll be back on Tuesday, October 11 with your regularly scheduled Shakespeare comics. Thanks for your patience and understanding! 

Macbeth: One Page Summary

20 weeks later and "A Stick Figure Macbeth" has finally come to an end. In case you're just joining me, here's what happened during the past 20 weeks:

Wow, I could have saved us all a lot of time if I had just started with this.

Stop by again next week for some all-new non-Macbeth Shakespeare comics!

Macbeth
Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Death and Marriage Totals | One Page Summary

A Stick-Figure King Lear: Summary

Well, we've finally reached the end of King Lear. Thanks for sticking with me! It's taken a long time. In case you've forgotten everything that's happened over the past two months, here is a quick one-page summary:

I think that covers most of the highlights.

Before I leave King Lear, I must do my obligatory "Death and Marriage" count. As you know, the rule with most Shakespeare plays is that if everyone dies, it's a tragedy, whereas if everyone gets married, it's a comedy. Let's take a look at how King Lear measures up:

Surprise, surprise. 

(Thanks to Josh Freeman for reminding me about the Captain. I forgot all about him.)

Join me again on Wednesday, when I'll have... actually, I'm not sure what I'll have up on Wednesday, but it sure as heck won't be King Lear. Toodles!

Coriolanus: One Page Summary

Coriolanus

Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Death & Marriage | One Page Summary

Before we leave Coriolanus behind, here's a quick one-page summary of the entire play, for those of you who haven't been paying attention:

And that's a wrap for Coriolanus! Fear not - I am sure he will reappear in various other cartoons. 

Having run the marathon that was Coriolanus in an attempt to get through the entire play in time for the National Theatre live broadcast, I will now be returning to my more sedate Monday-Wednesday-Friday update schedule. Content will still be mostly Shakespeare-related, with the occasional non-Shakespeare one thrown in for variety's sake. 

As for the next Shakespeare play to get the full Tickle Brain treatment? Well, one of my friends just finished his run as Edgar in a local production of King Lear... and the National Theatre's current production of King Lear will be broadcast live in May... and I will be going to see the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of King Lear in August... so I think the universe is trying to tell me something.

Gong Xi Fa Cai! 

Coriolanus

Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Death & Marriage | One Page Summary