When I told my flatmates that I was heading to London specifically to watch the National Theatre’s adaptation of Euripides’ Greek tragedy The Bacchae, they looked at me like I was crazy. Upon entrance, I prepared myself to face close to two hours of bloodied, manic violence, concluded by one...
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Although inspiration lies in the heroism of Sophocles’ Antigone, Shakespeare’s Juliet, or Ibsen’s Nora, often the female villains are the characters that evoke the most intrigue. They are characters that audiences love to hate, often in the form of murderers, troublemakers, or witches. However, with recent adaptations highlighting the moral...
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Emma Willock delves into the poetry included in Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poet's Department'.
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