Your pictures: Shakespeare
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We begin with a picture taken by Dennis Contreras: "Moon and moonlight play a main part of visual imagery of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, I've created this cut-out art photography of the moon with beautiful mysterious eyes as a representation of a supernatural existence, or a vague dimension we sometimes find in our dreams."
Michael Ayling's picture was inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth: "Stars, hide your light so no-one can see the terrible desires within me." Ayling's photo reflects this and he said: "When I read Macbeth at school I decided two things, the whole play should be set in the dead of night and secondly we should never get a clear look of Macbeth."
Siiri Eronen: "I am an exchange student from Finland and I came to England to study for 10 months. One of the places where I wanted to visit before I go back was Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon. The picture of the hill is taken there and the picture of Shakespeare is taken from his house there. For my photography exam, I merged these two pictures together."
"If music be the food of love, play on." This quote from Twelfth Night was the thought behind this picture by Doris Enders
Emily Rodgers used Mr and Mrs Potato Head to create a scene from Romeo and Juliet. She called it Shakespeare's Toy Story.
"All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold. But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgement old. Your answer had not been inscroll'd. Fare you well, your suit is cold," from the Merchant of Venice. Photograph by Stuart Hunking.
Stuart Hunking also sent in this picture of a young blue tit that needed to be rescued after flying into his patio doors. Hunking quotes Shakespeare's Coriolanus: "Nature teaches beasts to know their friends."
Alison Wellby: "Our children are home-educated, and to mark the 400 years since Shakespeare's death we did a project on A Midsummer's Night Dream. Our fairies look quite ethereal, dancing in the sunshine against a blue sky. They cast a captivating shadow against the wall."
And finally, a picture of Shakespeare's grave by Linda Chan. The next theme is "pinhole photography" and the deadline for your entries is 26 April. If you would like to enter, send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. Further details and terms can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/inpictures and look for Share your photo link at the bottom of the page.
- Published17 January 2023
