William Shakespeare is the world’s most known and loved playwright. Almost four hundred years after his life and death, his plays are still widely read and viewed by theater goers, avid readers, students, and film buffs alike. While the world these plays were written for has substantially changed, the characters, their stories, and their most famous lines continue to influence and inspire contemporary arts and culture.
Shakespeare’s works, being theatrical, lend themselves well to visual representation. With a little imagination and a lot of LEGO Bricks, we have taken these classic stories, previously relegated to the page, screen, and stage, and made them into something new!
Due to the length of Shakespeare’s works, each play is modestly abridged. We carefully combed through every line and handpicked the scenes that would be the most interesting in brick form and would maintain the integrity of Shakespeare’s original dramatic arc. This fun spin on Shakespeare’s four best-known tragedies presents the included scenes just as he wrote them, along with extra narrative descriptions to fill you in on what we have left out.
Whether you are new to Shakespeare or an old friend, we now present The Bard in brick.