Bringing together literature enthusiasts from different fields, Club Literati on Thursday brought William Shakespeare back to life through Virtually Yours. The event is being marked the inauguration of the four day online festival Virtually Yours Shakespeare, celebrating the birth anniversary of the legendary laureate on April 23.
On Friday, the online competition marked the second day. On Friday, event Bard on the Podcast was held. It was held in two categories, first was Shakespearean Sonnets and second was Self-composed Sonnets. In this competition the participants presented sonnets by Shakespeare and the self composed sonnets as well.
On Saturday, ‘The Globe Theatre’ will be held. It will bee held in two categories – Soliloquies and Monologues. On Sunday, other unique competitions like ‘Bard Goes Bollywood’ – Recasting Shakespeare’s famous plays with Bollywood artists and ‘A Wish for William’ Drawing competition will be held.This unique virtual festival has been curated observing the present scenario across the world i.e. the lockdown due to Coronavirus.
William Shakespeare is considered as one of the greatest playwrights ever of English Literature. His plays, along with his collection of sonnets, contain unparalleled poetic beauty and his knowledge is hugely diverse.
Further, in every play of Shakespeare is related to history in some way or the other. His writings are considered as the best scripts of all times to be staged.Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Shakespeare's works have been continually adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance.