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Presents a detailed consideration of aspects of Shakespeare's writing style in his plays. Each chapter offers a detailed discussion about a single feature of style in a chosen Shakespeare play. Topics examine include a discussion of a key image or images, both verbal and nonverbal; consideration of the way a character is put together; reflection on the changing audience response to a character; and audience response to an account of the speech rhythms...

This program begins in 16th century England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and the beginning of a cultural revolution. It was an age marked by the battle of conscience and power and, eventually, by Civil War. Through historic documents we discover that contrary to popular belief, William Shakespeare was born to a wealthy family and as a child received a rather privileged education. Yet as a teenager, his world is turned upside down when his family...

This introduction to William Shakespeare's life and works from the Famous Authors series begins at the author's childhood home in Stratford and tours the institutions of the town and country that would have been part of Shakespeare's life. The film follows the 23-year-old writer to London, providing a picture of the city in Elizabethan and Jacobean England when Shakespeare went to make his success in the theater. Tension between the Catholics and...