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Shakespeare Today: Othello - Theme of Manipulation and Jealousy
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the destructive power of manipulation and jealousy in Othello. See Othello’s downfall, as Iago’s manipulation causes jealousy to consume him. Along the way, learn how to...
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Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Summary
Uh-oh! A gang of Capulets is prowling the streets of Verona, headed up by the violent Tybalt. Somehow, Romeo finds himself caught up in a nasty brawl, with tragic consequences... Watch our summary of Romeo and Juliet: Act III to find out...
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Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Theme of Fate vs Free Will
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the conflict between fate and free will in Macbeth. Decide for yourself - is Macbeth merely a puppet of destiny, or a man with a dark side who just needed a little nudge in the...
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Shakespeare Today: Julius Caesar - Theme of Fate vs Free Will
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension between fate and free will in Julius Caesar. Decide for yourself: are the downfalls of Caesar and Brutus caused by destiny, or by the foolish choices they make...
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Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Act 3 Summary
Now that Macbeth is king, he is terrified that he could lose the throne. He hires two murderers to kill his friend Banquo, a threat to his power. However, at a banquet the next day, Banquo’s ghost comes to visit… Watch our summary of...
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Shakespeare Today: The Tempest - Theme of Appearance vs Reality
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension between appearances and reality in The Tempest. See that Shakespeare is playing around with our imaginations, blurring the line between reality and fantasy on...
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Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Summary
Exiled in Mantua, Romeo hears the news that Juliet is dead! He rushes back to Verona in grief, unaware that Juliet is very much alive and that this is all part of the Friar’s plan. The tragic conclusion unfolds... Watch our summary of...
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Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 3 Summary
The trickster sprite Puck decides to play a hilarious prank on Queen Titania. Oberon has also decided that Puck should intervene in all the messy love-triangles of the young Athenians. Uh-oh! Love-potion can be dangerous... Watch our...
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Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Act 2 Summary
Everyone is puzzling to make sense of Hamlet’s increasingly crazed behaviour. Perhaps Hamlet is having some girlfriend trouble? But Hamlet is much more interested in investigating the ghost’s shocking claim that Claudius is a murderer......
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Shakespeare Today: Othello - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Othello. Watch the Jacobean era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the Great Chain of Being, race, gender and much more!
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Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Macbeth’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Macbeth himself. These quotes chart...
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Flying Through Film: Al Pacino, Looking For Richard - Part 2 Summary
Continue the journey with Al Pacino as he figures out the tricky parts of Shakespeare’s Richard III. How important is iambic pentameter? What motivates the characters? As the plot heats up, Pacino concentrates on winning audiences over....
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Powering Through Prose: Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed - Theme of Revenge and Redemption Part 1
How far would you go for revenge? Is blackmail the answer? In this lesson, we’ll look at Felix Phillips’ revenge plot against Tony Price, the man who stole Felix’s job twelve years ago. Now that he’s living in rural poverty and teaching...
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Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Act 1 Summary
Prince Hamlet’s father has just died, and his uncle Claudius has married the newly widowed Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Already depressed and in anguish, Hamlet is stunned when his father’s ghost comes to visit with a shocking...
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I WONDER - Why Is It Unlucky To Say The Name Macbeth In A Theatre?
This video is answering the question of why is it unlucky to say the name Macbeth in a theatre.
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Gary Dop reads "II. Pothead Pete’s English Presentation"
Gary Dop reads his poem, "II. Pothead Pete’s English Presentation
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Twelfth Night: Ambition
Director Simon Godwin and actor Tamsin Grieg discuss the theme of ambition in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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Flying Through Film: Al Pacino, Looking For Richard - Part 1 Summary
This documentary is Al Pacino’s love-letter to William Shakespeare. By exploring and performing Richard III, Shakespeare’s most complex play, Pacino invites us to love the Bard too. But is this play too complex for modern audiences? And...
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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 2: Discussion and Analysis
Welcome to Scene by Scene, the series where we discuss and analyze plays in minute detail. While doing so we bring our experience as actors, teachers, and directors to the discussion. For this video we'll be looking at Act 1 Scene 2 and...
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Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Hamlet. Watch the Elizabethan era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of Renaissance humanism, the genre of revenge tragedy,...
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Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of Appearance vs Reality
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension between appearances and reality in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See how love, social pressures and even Shakespeare himself can make it hard to tell the difference...
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Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Summary
Poor Juliet! Romeo has been exiled, and now Juliet’s father has declared that she must marry Paris next Thursday! Juliet and the Friar come up with a desperate plan so that Juliet and Romeo can be reunited... Watch our summary of Romeo...
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Shakespeare Today: Othello - Act 3 Summary
Thanks to Iago’s manipulations, Othello becomes increasingly suspicious of his wife Desdemona. When Iago plants false evidence, Othello is convinced that Desdemona has cheated on him with Cassio! Watch our summary of Othello: Act III to...
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Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Act 4 Summary
Panicking, Claudius tries to get rid of Hamlet by packing him off to England. Hamlet is frustrated and angry that he has not had the courage to take revenge as the ghost commanded. Back in Denmark, Claudius’ control is unravelling, and...