Detail of Bernini's astonishing Apollo and Daphne  (Rome, Galleria Borghese)

Shakespeare was "one of the few writers in all literature who could present a young woman as both virtuous and interesting.  He fashioned nine of them and they continue to affect the spiritual weather of the world."---Thornton Wilder

Quick guide to Shakespeare movies:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-07-15/film/the-bard-goes-global-shakespeare-on-the-international-screen-at-walter-reade/

The Campo Fiore in Rome.  Where Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake (see statue). Today it's a great outdoor bar scene alla notte

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