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Playing Shakespeare

Season 1 · Episode 2

Using the Verse

0.030mAugust 5, 1984

John Barton and company examine blank verse. Its strengths and particularities are discussed in great detail. Members of the cast try out various readings.

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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