It’s March and time for Madness. But here at the Bill / Shakespeare Project, it’s not about the round ball, but about the grand Bard (of Avon, that is!). We’ve got a 32-play bracket, and today we finish the second half (the left side of the bracket) of the first round…
1 Romeo and Juliet [#RandJ]
vs.
32 The Two Gentlemen of Verona [#2Gents]
16 The Tempest [#Tempest]
vs.
17 Coriolanus [#Corio]
9 Richard III [#R3]
vs.
24 Troilus and Cressida [#TandC]
8 King Lear [#Lear]
vs.
25 The Merry Wives of Windsor [#Wives]
4 Othello [#Othello]
vs.
29 The Winter’s Tale [#Winter]
13 The Comedy of Errors [#Errors]
vs.
20 All’s Well That Ends Well [#AllsWell]
12 Henry V [#H5]
vs.
21 Richard II [#R2]
5 Titus Andronicus [#Titus]
vs.
28 The Merchant of Venice [#Merch]
Which are your faves?
You can vote in any of the following ways:
- Leave the titles of your winning choices in the comments below
- Tweet @walthall with #BardMadness and the hashtagged titles (see above), one winner for each pairing
- Use the Instagram poll in the story at @billwalthall
Or - Leave the titles of your winning choices in the comments of the BSP Facebook page…
This round ends today; tomorrow, the survivors of round one will be announced with Round Two beginning Tuesday!
Cast your votes today!
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Richard III
King Lear
Othello
The Comedy of Errors
Henry V
The Merchant of Venice