Abstract:In a recent Broadway musical featuring William Shakespeare, the actor and poet tells his audience, through song, "I've got many fans with so many demands / I can hardly go take a piss [...] / Be it theatre freak or the autograph-seeker / They all want a piece of this." 1 It is notable that representations of Shakespeare in popular culture have multiplied since the rise of participatory media. Shakespeare on Twitter (@Shakespeare) has more than 40,000 followers, while William Shakespeare (@WilliamShakespeareAut… Show more
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