| 11 |
Romeo and Juliet |
This lecture on Romeo and Juliet tackles the issue of the spoiler-chorus, in an already-too-… |
Emma Smith |
| 12 |
Coriolanus |
This lecture takes up a detail from Shakespeare’s late Roman tragedy Coriolanus to ask about the… |
Emma Smith |
| 13 |
Why should we study Elizabethan Theatre? |
Professor Tiffany Stern of University College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes… |
Tiffany Stern, Ilana Lassman |
| 14 |
Why should we study Shakespeare? |
Dr Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we… |
Ilana Lassman, Emma Smith |
| 15 |
Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears" |
A practical Masterclass with Greg Doran from the Royal Shakespeare Company on how Shakespeare spins… |
Gregory Doran, Sam Leith |
| 16 |
Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin' |
A practical Masterclass looking at what clues Shakespeare puts into the verse for the actor.… |
Gregory Doran |
| 17 |
The Merchant of Venice |
This lecture on The Merchant of Venice discusses the ways the play's personal relationships are… |
Emma Smith |
| 18 |
Taming of the Shrew |
Emma Smith uses evidence of early reception and from more recent productions to discuss the… |
Emma Smith |
| 19 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
This lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream uses modern and early modern understandings of dreams to… |
Emma Smith |
| 20 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Emma Smith asks why the characters are so quick to believe the self-proclaimed villain Don John,… |
Emma Smith |
