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Macbeth 3.4 Performance: Macbeth, Lines 79-87a
This video features a performance from Act 3, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where Macbeth, overwhelmed by the sight of Banquo's ghost at the banquet, spirals into a public display of madness. His dialogue captures his struggle with...
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Macbeth 3.1 Interview: Banquo
This video delves into Act 3 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," focusing on Banquo's reflections about the prophecy concerning his lineage and his suspicions regarding Macbeth's ascent to the throne. As the new king invites Banquo to a royal...
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Macbeth 2.4 Interview: Ross and Old Man
This video captures a fascinating conversation between Ross and Old Man, delving into the unsettling events following Duncan's murder in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Ross interviews Old Man, exploring his observations about the unnatural...
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Macbeth 2.3 Interview: Malcolm
This video features an interview with Malcolm from Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The discussion focuses on the scene in which Macduff confronts the aftermath of King Duncan's murder at Macbeth's castle. Malcolm, Duncan's son, is informed...
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Macbeth 2.3 Folklore Reference: The Political and Natural Worlds
This video examines a scene from Act 2 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," focusing on the dialogue between Macbeth and Lennox. It explores Macbeth's subtly revealing response about King Duncan's departure and Lennox's remarks on the night's...
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Macbeth 1.7 Interview: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
This video delves into the complex themes of ambition, moral dilemma, and consequences in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It explores the internal conflict faced by Macbeth as he grapples with the idea of assassinating King Duncan to fulfill his...
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Macbeth 1.3 Interview: Macbeth and Banquo
This video from a series on Shakespeare's "Macbeth" features a fictional interview with Macbeth and Banquo after their battlefield victories. It discusses their reflections on the day's events, including their encounters with the...
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Macbeth 1.7 Imagery: Trumpets, Cherubims, Vaulting
Explore Shakespeare's intricate use of imagery and metaphor in Act 1, Scene 7 of Macbeth, as Davina and Ralph dissect the moral complexities surrounding Duncan's murder. Delve into Shakespeare's evocative portrayal of Duncan's virtues as...
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Macbeth 1.5 Discussion: The End of Lady Macbeth's Soliloquy
This video analyzes Lady Macbeth's chilling invocation of darkness in her soliloquy from Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where she wishes for night to conceal the murderous act she plots. It discusses how she desires a darkness thick enough to...
Great Big Story
The intriguing parallels between Laura Palmer and Marilyn Monroe
Discover the similarities between Laura Palmer and Marilyn Monroe and their influence on Twin Peaks.
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Hamlet 1.5 Performance: Hamlet Speaks with the Ghost
The ghost reveals to Hamlet that he is the spirit of his father, doomed to roam due to the sins of his life until they are purged. He tells Hamlet of his murder by his brother, Claudius, who poisoned him while he slept in his orchard,...
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Hamlet 1.5 Interview with Hamlet
In this interview with an actor playing Hamlet in character, we learn that a ghostly figure, implied to be Hamlet's father, recently revealed he was murdered by his brother Claudius, who now wears the crown. This ghost charges Hamlet...
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: The question of Gertrude’s Adultery
In this transcript, a discussion revolves around the meaning of the term "adulterate" as used by the Ghost in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." The dialogue explores whether it implies actual adultery between Claudius and Gertrude before the...
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: Antic Disposition
Hamlet informs Horatio and Marcellus of his plan to feign madness, intending to appear harmless to Claudius and incapable of seeking revenge for his father's murder. This tactic, while critical to the play's plot, raises questions among...
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Hamlet 1.5 Allusion: No reckoning made
This passage explains the significance of the sacrament of confession within Catholicism, where sins are confessed and absolved by a priest, emphasizing the importance of last rites before death to ensure one's sins are forgiven and the...
Mr. Beat
Did the United States Give Away Half of Oklahoma? | McGirt v. Oklahoma
Well, kind of. In episode 76 of Supreme Court Briefs, a pedophile and a murderer unwittingly cause Native Americans to gain more rights.
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Harriet R. Gold Boudinot: Interracial Marriage in Early America
The interracial marriage of Harriet R. Gold and Elias Boudinot transcended racial taboos of the 1800s, leaving a lasting impact on both the Cherokee and Cornwall communities.
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Angela Davis
Despite being on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Angela Davis went on to become an international symbol of resistance against social injustice.
The Guardian
Justice on trial: three years after murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
The murder of the Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 plunged the country into turmoil. Guardian journalist Juliette Garside, who has been investigating Caruana Galizia's death, speaks with Matthew Caruana...
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Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent? | Salinas v. Texas
In episode 33 of Supreme Court Briefs, police question a dude named Salinas about a murder, and they claim his silence made him seem guilty. He claims "the right to remain silent."
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Great Expectations Part I: From Humble Beginning to High Society
A video overview of part I of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Using excerpts from the 1946 version of the movie, this video introduces the main characters and explores the key events in part I. We meet Pip and his family,...
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Confronting Repressed Memories
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how a new case led her to become involved in the world of "repressed memory therapy."
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Lost in a Mall
UC Irvine psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes how her experience in the trial of George Franklin, who was accused of a crime based upon the outcome of so-called “repressed memory therapy” led her to her own research on implanting...
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Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay elected official, was assassinated in 1978 – but his legacy is still being felt today as more members of the LGBTQ+ community serve in government than ever before.