Happy Birthday, Will!

On this special day, fans of William Shakespeare all over the world, celebrate his birth. Perhaps you will read a sonnet or a favorite passage, watch an adaptation, or simply wish him a happy birthday. For the most dedicated however, a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon this time of year is no doubt the stuff of dreams.

This year, festivities were scheduled for the weekend of April 22-23, and included street theatre, the Shakespeare Morris Men, Children's Country Dancing, the Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers, and the Coventry Corps of Drums. On Saturday, a marvelous procession journeyed to Holy Trinity Church to unfurl flags and lay floral tributes at the Bard's grave. On Sunday, many returned for the annual Shakespeare Service.

And what did you do? Reading this entry should qualify, as you're sure to have wished him well. How about this famous quote:

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so".

--Hamlet, Act II, scene ii

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works Festival also begins today. Yay!