Published On Aug 8, 2020
In this video, I talk about how the power dynamics of the play reflect the historical context of colonization and empire.
See below for links to other Shakespeare discussions:
Twelfth Night: January 2-8 • Shakespeare's Twelfth Night--Summary ...
Henry VI Part 1: January 10-16 • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part One--Sum...
Henry VI Part 2: January 18-25 • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part Two--Sum...
Henry VI Part 3: January 27-February 2 • Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part Three--S...
Comedy of Errors: February 4-8 • Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors--Summa...
Taming of the Shrew: February 10-15 • Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew--Di...
Titus Andronicus: February 17-22 • Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus--Discu...
Romeo and Juliet: February 24-March 2 • Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Acts I-...
• Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Acts II...
Richard III: March 4-12
Julius Caesar: March 14-19 • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar--Discussi...
Two Gentlemen of Verona: March 21-25 • Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona...
King John: March 27-April 1 • Shakespeare's King John--Discussion a...
Richard II: April 3-9 • Shakespeare's Richard II--Summary and...
Venus and Adonis: April 13-17 • Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" -- S...
Hamlet: April 19-28 • Shakespeare's Hamlet: Summary and Dis...
The Rape of Lucrece: April 30-May 4 • Shakespeare's "Lucrece"--Summary and ...
Sonnets 1-80: May 6-8 • Shakespeare's Sonnets
Bonus Episode! Sir Thomas More: • Shakespeare's Sir Thomas More--Discus...
Othello: May 11-18 • Shakespeare's Othello--Act I Discussi...
Sonnets 81-154: May 20-22 • Shakespeare's Sonnets
Love’s Labour’s Lost: May 26-June 2 • Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost--D...
Pericles: June 4-9 • Shakespeare's Pericles--Discussion an...
Cymbeline: June 11-18 • Shakespeare's Cymbeline: Summary and ...
King Lear: June 22-30 • Shakespeare's King Lear--Discussion a...
A Lover’s Complaint: July 2 • Shakespeare's "A Lover's Complaint"--...
The Passionate Pilgrim: July 3 • Shakespeare's The Passionate Pilgrim
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: July 6-10 • Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dre...
The Merchant of Venice: July 12-16 • Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice--Dis...
Bonus Episode! Love's Labour's Won: • Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Won: A ...
Much Ado About Nothing: July 20-26 • Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing-...
As You Like It: July 28-August 3 • Shakespeare's As You Like It--Discuss...
Macbeth: August 5-10 • Shakespeare's MacBeth--Discussion and...
Troilus and Cressida: August 12-20 • Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida--D...
Antony and Cleopatra: August 22-29 • Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra--D...
Coriolanus: August 31-September 10
All’s Well That Ends Well: September 12-19
Measure for Measure: September 21-27 • Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Ac...
Henry IV Part 1: September 29-October 5
The Merry Wives of Windsor: October 7-13
Henry IV Part 2: October 15-22
Henry V: October 24-31
Henry VIII: November 2-9
Edward III: November 11-17
Timon of Athens: November 19-24
The Winter’s Tale: December 1-7 • Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Acts...
• Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Acts...
The Tempest: December 9-14 • Shakespeare's The Tempest: Plot and C...
The Two Noble Kinsmen: December 16-23
The Phoenix and Turtle: December 27 • Shakespeare's "The Phoenix and the Tu...