An academic walked into a bar and sat down at the counter.  "Barkeep," he said "Pour me a stiff one. I've had a hard day." "What's the matter, friend?" said the barkeep. "Well," said the academic, "this morning's class was all about the life of Shakespeare himself. This afternoon's class will be all about his poetry. Things are going from Bard to Verse!!!"(Ba dum dum.)Okay, maybe that's not as good a pun as most of Will's, although there are some that groan worthy, but we can't help it - we're paronomasiacs.  (You'll learn what that is in this episode.)Make sure you join us for our FREE benefit live stream of Macbeth on Friday February 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm and Saturday February 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm.  It won't cost you a cent but if you like it, please consider donating to The Actors Fund or Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. You can find the YouTube livestream link on our website at: www.thebardcastyoudick.com Or, on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages!!To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - per episode if you like!) on Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Shakespeare, Wikipedia, and the rest of the interwebs  :)