* My cat felt so neglected, he took to laying on my text so I had to interact with him in order to read. (I'm a terrible human being.)
* I embraced my ignorance and spoiled the ending of King John by looking up a timeline of the English monarchy. As a History AND English major, this hurts.
* I read along as the Wichita Shakespeare Company performed King John in a park. Proof that any play can be done anywhere by anyone. (This isn't an insult - look what we, as people, can do! This play is 420 years old! Wichita is 4,440 miles away from Stratford-Upon-Avon!)
* I set up some handy Google alerts so I don't miss anything Shakespeare-related in my corner of the world.
* I researched the twisted underworld of literature that is Shakespeare's Apocrypha. More on that some other time.
* I watched my Tempest interpretation (Forbidden Planet) before actually reading the Tempest because it was already on my DVR.
Other fun stuff:
* Don't forget to look and see if a First Folio is coming your way! (Looking for performances? This is a seemingly well maintained list.)
* Play some games while you're at it.
* And a handy flow chart to help you decide what flavor of Shakespeare you're in need of at the moment.
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