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William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 1: Shakespeare then and now

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 2: The nature of Shakespeare's plays

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 3: Twelfth Night: Shakespearean comedy

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 4: Twelfth Night: Malvolio in love

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 5: The Taming of the Shrew: getting married in the 1590's

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 6: The Taming of the Shrew: farce and romance

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 7: The Merchant of Venice: courting the heiress

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 8: The Merchant of Venice: Shylock

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 9: Measure for Measure: sex in society

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 10: Measure for Measure: justice and comedy

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 11: Richard III: Shakespearean history

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 12: Richard III: the villain's career

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 14: Richard II The Fall of the King

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 15: Henry IV All the King’s Men

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 16: Henry IV The Life of Falstaff

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 18: Henry V The King Victorious

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 19: Romeo and Juliet Shakespearean Tragedy

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 20: Romeo and Juliet Public Violence and Private Bliss

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 21: Troilus and Cressida Ancient Epic in a New Mode

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 22: Troilus and Cressida Heroic Aspirations

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 23: Julius Caesar: The Matter of Rome

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 24: Julius Caesar: Heroes of History

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 25: Hamlet The Abundance of the Play

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 26: Hamlet The Causes of Tragedy

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 27: Hamlet The Protestant Hero

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 28: Othello The Design of the Tragedy

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 29: Othello “O Villainy”

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 30: Othello "The Noble Moor"

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 31: King Lear “This is the Worst”

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 32: King Lear Wisdom Through Suffering

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 34: Macbeth "Fair is Foul"

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 35: Macbeth Musing on Murder

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 36: Macbeth "Enter Two Murderers"

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 13: Richard II The Theory of Kingship

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 17: Henry V The Death of Falstaff       

William Shakespeare: comedies, histories, and tragedies. Lecture 33: King Lear “Then We Go On”