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Playing Shakespeare

Season 1 · Episode 4

Speeches and Soliloquies

0.030mAugust 19, 1984

John Barton and members of the RSC present a workshop on how Shakespeare used the soliloquy to directly connect the character with the audience.

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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