How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response as available to inner-city students as to their counterparts in the private school to the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare's language which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. This landmark five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets, performed by a powerhouse ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language.
Created by Cicely Berry
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Seasons
Related
History 101
Visible: Out on Television
Earth at Night in Colour
JANET JACKSON.
MOURINHO
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Biography
How Do They Do It?
The New York Times Presents
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Top Gear
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Deadly Women
Mind Field
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All