John Weever of a religious tone, "The Mirror of Martyrs" and "An Agnus Dei". "The Mirror of Martyrs or The Life and Death of ... Sir John Oldcastle" may have been part of a backlash. In his preface Weever calls it the "first trew Oldcastle", perhaps on account of the fact that Shakespeare's character Falstaff first appeared as "Sir John Oldcastle". Weever's work is influenced by John Bale's 1544 biography of Oldcastle, which presents him as a proto-Protestant martyr. In the fourth stanza of this long poem, in which Sir John is his own panegyrist, occurs a reminiscence of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"
The Shakespeare Project Shakespeare Company's production of "Nicholas Nickleby" was quoted by Marilyn Stasio of "The New York Post", observing: To this, John Kane, who created the role of Puck in Peter Brook's seminal production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", added: Edwin Richfield, whose roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company included Friar Lawrence in "Romeo and Juliet" said: Heather Canning, who appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Marat/Sade on Broadway, noted: About "The Shakespeare Project", Joseph Papp, head of the New York Shakespeare Festival said, ""The Shakespeare Project" provides a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to have exposure to actors from