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Playing Shakespeare

Season 1 · Episode 1

The Two Traditions

0.030mJuly 29, 1984

Contrasting Shakespeare's elevated language with modern naturalistic speech.

Episodes

Episode 1The Two Traditions
Episode 2Using the Verse
Episode 3Language and Character
Episode 4Speeches and Soliloquies
Episode 5Irony and Ambiguity
Episode 6Passion and Coolness
Episode 7Rehearsing the Text
Episode 8Exploring a Character
Episode 9Poetry and Hidden Poetry