And the Deadliest Shakespearean Warrior is...
PROSPERO!
After a month of voting through four rounds (starting off with sixteen Shakespearean characters), late last week the wizard Prospero bested the mischievous faerie Puck to win our first DEADLIEST SHAKESPEAREAN WARRIOR contest.
It was a great tournament with a great number of people chiming in and debating on Facebook, Twitter and online. Thanks to everyone who voted and entered the debate. I have a feeling that this battle isn't complete...
Deadliest Shakespearean Warrior: Finals!
And with the holiday season completed we are now back... for the finals of the Shakespearean Deadliest Warrior contest!The semis were quite tough and an upset took place in the final match-up. Most oddsmakers and bookies had the Bear (from Winter's Tale) taking its square-off against Puck... but the faerie won with a decent lead! And now the finals...Today and tomorrow (Friday) you can vote on Facebook, Twitter and this website as to who would win in a battle between... Puck... and Prospero!
And the bracket has been...
Semi-Final 2: Puck vs. Bear
And in the second semi-final matchup, we have the grand fairy of mischief himself, Puck, against the creature that knows how to make an exit... The Bear (from Winter's Tale). The Bear has trounced his first two rounds - does he have a chance against Puck? Vote here, on email, Facebook or Twitter today!
Semi-Final 1: Prospero vs. Richard III
In the first of two semi-final matchups, today we have the grand old wizard Prospero squaring off against the warrior Richard III. Who would/should win? Vote here, over email, Twitter or Facebook.
SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR: FINAL FOUR!
Well, Friday's final quarter-final matchup pitted Falstaff against The Bear (from Midwinter's Tale). Though the Twitter vote was neck-and-neck, the Facebook vote was overwhelming in favour of The Bear so the winner was... The Bear!The semi-finals begin tomorrow with the first of two battles - Prospero vs. Richard III! Tuesday's match-up will pit Puck against The Bear... And the finals will be on Wednesday!The current tournament bracket is:
Final quarter-final matchup: FALSTAFF vs. BEAR!
Well, yesterday's contest wasn't really that close. The melancholy Dane Hamlet faced off against the mischievous Puck and... Puck ran away with the public's vote! Some of the great replies we received were:ShakespeareGeek (Twitter): "Puck. Unless Puck poisons Gertrude first, in which case, Hamlet. :)"girlsreadcomics (Twitter): "Fortinbras wins by showing up at the end when everyone else is dead."Kimberly Howe (Facebook): "Hamlet would be whining and crying in a corner about how his life is so unfair. Puck would have no problem wiping the floor with him and laughing about it later, possibly with Hamlet's girl."Puck now gets ready to battle the winner of today's match-up in the semi-finals... Falstaff vs. The Bear (from Winter's Tale)! Two fan favourites clashing together for the day! Vote here, on Facebook, or Twitter!
Round 2: HAMLET vs. PUCK!
Yesterday's battle between Juliet and Prospero was a rocking occasion, with some great anecdotes and scenarios. Among them were:Paul Gomez (Facebook): "Juliet, because she is a wraith, due to her being dead, and a suicide at that. Wraiths are hard to kill, even if you break your staff and drown your book to work your end upon their senses. I bet the duke would put up a hell of a fight, he's a contender, but the end money is on Jay. Bring it!". ShakespeareGeek (Twitter): "Yeah, I'm gonna go Prospero too. Kind of an unfair matchup... OR, Juliet feigns death, Prospero thinks he's won, breaks his staff and drowns his book, Juliet stabs him."And the final winner was... Prospero! He advances to the semi-finals to take on Richard III!And up for today... A clash of two of the Bard's most famous and favourite characters - Hamlet and Puck! Vote for who you think should/would win a battle between the two here on the site, over email, Twitter or Facebook!
Deadliest Warrior: Richard III moves on, Juliet vs. Prospero next!
The battle between Othello and Richard III tipped very heavily in the direction of R3 yesterday. Some of the best comments: "Othello takes too much time to process and Richard is better at chess", "Richard. He's a ruthless mofo. Othello is a crybaby" and "The Moor has too much conscience, while Tricky Dick just has bad dreams. Gloucester in a massacre."Today's battle is another good one... The lady Juliet Capulet versus Prospero, evil wizard. Who would/should win in a battle between the two? Let us know via email, here on this site, Facebook or Twitter.
Round 2: Othello vs. Richard III
Let's get right back into the battle of things... Our debut second round matchup features two favourites from our series, Othello and Richard III. Both are warriors that contain both brain and brawn. Who would/should win in a battle?As always, let us know via email, this website, Facebook or Twitter.
The Bear beats the Lady... End of First Round!
Well, our final battle was also the closest of them all. Yesterday Lady Macbeth took on The Bear (from The Winter's Tale) and the winner was... The Bear! So with that, the updated SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR tournament bracket looks like this...
Our first battle of the second round will commence shortly!...
Final Round 1 Battle: LADY MACBETH vs. BEAR
Well, Friday's match-up provided a small upset. Juliet defeated Caliban, contrary to a lot of early tournament predictions by individuals. She will next square off against Prospero in the semi-finals (later this week).Today is the final first round battle - and perhaps the most anticipated... Lady Macbeth vs. The Bear (from A Winter's Tale). We've already had people send us Tweets asking about the match-up so we look forward to getting the discussion going today!As always, you can vote by leaving a comment here, sending us an email, through Twitter and Facebook.
Shakespearean Deadliest Warrior: Juliet vs. Caliban!
Yesterday's Round 1 challenge was a nail-biter, with an upset result. A close battle in all format (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) found that Puck defeated Iago in a photo finish! The mischievous fellow will square off against Hamlet in the second round match next week.For today we have our second-last Round 1 battle. Juliet vs. Caliban. A good matchup between a very determined young woman (who knows a thing or two about daggers) against one of Shakey's most popular supporting characters. Who will win? You can vote here, on Facebook, or Twitter.
A tough choice: IAGO vs. PUCK
Yesterday's challenge was not much of one for the Moor... Othello wiped the floor with Cassius, defeating him on Facebook and Twitter. He advances to the next round to square off against Richard (that should be a good match).Today we have two of Shakespeare's most popular characters... The grand conspirator himself, Iago, against that most mischievous of characters, Puck. Both have their strengths and their weaknesses... And who will people vote for?As always, let us know who should/would in a battle between the two - email us, post a message on this website, on Facebook, or on Twitter!
SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR: OTHELLO vs. CASSIUS
Yesterday's RICHARD III vs. BEATRICE battle started out as a landslide for Richard but Beatrice eventually started to garner more votes until it became pretty close... But not close enough! Richard III lives to see another round, against the winner of today's match-up... Othello and Cassius (from Julius Caesar)!Both are strong military men. Can Cassius' strategic cunning defeat the brute strength of the Moor? We'll let YOU decide! Let us know via email, Facebook or Twitter!
Round 1: Hamlet and Don John
Well, we had a small upset in Friday's showdown... Despite the predictions by many that Coriolanus would cruise to a victory and, in fact, possibly go all the way, the general was bested by that old fool, Falstaff. It was a very close battle and the fool won by one vote.Continuing first round action, today we have two characters that have been highlighted in our comic series... Hamlet and Don John. Who of these two would/should win in a fight? Vote here, on Facebook, or Twitter!
Round 1: Falstaff vs. Coriolanus
After a great kick-off to our SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR tournament yesterday, we are happy to reveal that the winner of the Prospero/Tamora showdown, by quite a landslide, was... Prospero! He now moves on to square off against the winner of the...And in today's match-up, we find the following - a fool and a general. Falstaff versus Coriolanus. Now it may seem that Coriolanus is an obvious winner but don't let the fool's girth fool you - he's actually quite smarter than he looks. This should be a good matchup.
Vote on this website below in the comments section, on our Facebook page, or our Twitter account.
PROSPERO vs. TAMORA
Our first match-up features...
You can vote on who you think would/should win a battle between these two (don't forget to include not only strength but wit, cunning, strategy, etc.) You can vote on this website by placing a comment below, our Facebook page, or reaching out to us on Twitter... Cast your vote today (winner announced first thing tomorrow).If you missed it, our SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR tournament was announced last week with groupings yesterday...
Deadliest Warrior Brackets!
Thanks to everyone who suggested characters to enter into our SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR tournament. We have a great number of suggestions via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. There were some great suggestions over a wide spectrum - everything from Prospero and Titus to Ariel and the Bear from A Midwinter's Tale (spoiler alert: the Bear is a finalist...).I would like to officially announce the final brackets for the tournament. It is:
As you can see, it'll be a tough tournament to find out how is the consensus popular character in Shakespeare's works. Will the uber-popular Iago be able to make it out of the first round? Will Juliet destroy the half-man, half-beast Caliban? And will Lady Macbeth be able to square off against The Bear (from A Midwinter's Tale)?Voting begins tomorrow - every week day will see another match-up that you can vote on (and win prizes)!
Who is your favourite Shakespeare character?
Announced last week, we will be running a SHAKESPEAREAN DEADLIEST WARRIOR beginning later this week which will pit some of the Bard's top characters in a tournament to figure out who is the most popular. Voting will be done by our fans and followers on this website, Twitter and Facebook.
We have already placed HAMLET, JULIET, OTHELLO, LADY MACBETH, IAGO, RICHARD III, FALSTAFF, PUCK, DON JOHN and TAMORA into the contest. There are six (6) other slots open so we'd like YOU to suggest who should be included. Thus far we've received opinions such as Coriolanus, Prospero, Beatrice and/or Benedick, and the bear from Midwinter's Tale(...). Please leave a comment with your suggestion here or on our other social media sites and check in with us on Wednesday as everything begins!