Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Everyone!

Let me begin with a special shout out to Jesse Buckley, the first Irish woman to win an Oscar for her portrayal of Shakespeare’s wife Anne ‘Agnes’ Hathaway in the movie Hamnet.

I promise I will write a full review soon, but for now here’s a behind the scenes look at the film:

In addition, here’s a link to my post on how Shakespeare depicts Irish culture in his plays

What Does Shakespeare Say About Ireland 🇮🇪?

And finally, today is the anniversary of Marcus Brutus’ attempt to win over the Roman crowd, attempting to justify his tyrannicide. Here’s a scene from HBO’s Rome, in which Brutus surrenders to Caesar after the Battle of Pharsellus. In this scene, Caesar is played by Irish actor, Ciarán Hinds.