Shakespeare and the Snake
The snake has often been an archetype of both evil and the primal female force. Shakespeare often use the snake as a plot device or an allegorical symbol. Each of these serpents is accompanied by a quote from his plays denoting this connection.
Hamlet, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
The Tempest, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Romeo and Juliet, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016, private collection, USA
Lady Macbeth, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Julius Caesar #2, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
King Lear, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Anthony and Cleopatra, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
The Merchant of Venice #2, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Measure for Measure, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
As You Like it, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Coriolanus, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Falstaff, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Richard III, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Othello, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016
Julius Caesar #1, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016, private collection, USA
The Merchant of Venice #1, mixed media and collage on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 2016, private collection, Greece