In Shakespearean Job Postings: Interviews with Characters Profoundly Unfit for their Intended Professions, Stephen Cramer envisions a slew of Shakespearean characters, one from each of the Bard's 38 plays, being grilled about why they might--or might not--be a good fit for their proposed organizations. Cue an egregious litany of ineptitude. Much Ado About Nothing ’s Beatrice, who is notoriously anti-marriage, applies to be a marriage counselor. Jack Cade, from Henry VI part 2, applies to be a second-grade teacher. This, from the guy who is suspicious of anyone who can read. Falstaff, from Henry IV, attempts to become a bartender, but during his interview he has his fill behind the bar and leaves nothing to drink for anyone else. The book includes a mix of more commonly known personalities (Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, and Iago), some who are the namesakes of their plays (Cleopatra, Henry VI, Richard III), as well as some perhaps lesser-known characters (Holofernes, Jack Cade, Dionyza, and Volumnia), all of whom are worth getting to know, despite their considerable deficiencies in certain segments of the workforce!
2026, paperback, 152 pages
ISBN: 9781972482209
In Shakespearean Job Postings: Interviews with Characters Profoundly Unfit for their Intended Professions, Stephen Cramer envisions a slew of Shakespearean characters, one from each of the Bard's 38 plays, being grilled about why they might--or might not--be a good fit for their proposed organizations. Cue an egregious litany of ineptitude. Much Ado About Nothing ’s Beatrice, who is notoriously anti-marriage, applies to be a marriage counselor. Jack Cade, from Henry VI part 2, applies to be a second-grade teacher. This, from the guy who is suspicious of anyone who can read. Falstaff, from Henry IV, attempts to become a bartender, but during his interview he has his fill behind the bar and leaves nothing to drink for anyone else. The book includes a mix of more commonly known personalities (Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, and Iago), some who are the namesakes of their plays (Cleopatra, Henry VI, Richard III), as well as some perhaps lesser-known characters (Holofernes, Jack Cade, Dionyza, and Volumnia), all of whom are worth getting to know, despite their considerable deficiencies in certain segments of the workforce!
2026, paperback, 152 pages
ISBN: 9781972482209
