1.
Shakespeare Then and Now
2.
The Nature of Shakespeare's Plays
3.
Twelfth Night — Shakespearean Comedy
4.
Twelfth Night — Malvolio in Love
5.
The Taming of the Shrew — Getting Married in the 1590s
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The Taming of the Shrew — Farce and Romance
7.
The Merchant of Venice — Courting the Heiress
8.
The Merchant of Venice — Shylock
9.
Measure for Measure — Sex in Society
10.
Measure for Measure — Justice and Comedy
11.
Richard III — Shakespearean History
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Richard III — The Villain's Career
13.
Richard II — The Theory of Kingship
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Richard II — The Fall of the King
15.
Henry IV — All the King's Men
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Henry IV — The Life of Falstaff
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Henry V — The Death of Falstaff
18.
Henry V — The King Victorious
19.
Romeo and Juliet — Shakespearean Tragedy
20.
Romeo and Juliet — Public Violence and Private Bliss
21.
Troilus and Cressida — Ancient Epic in a New Mode
22.
Troilus and Cressida — Heroic Aspirations
23.
Julius Caesar — The Matter of Rome
24.
Julius Caesar — Heroes of History
25.
Hamlet — The Abundance of the Play
26.
Hamlet — The Causes of Tragedy
27.
Hamlet — The Protestant Hero
28.
Othello — The Design of the Tragedy
29.
Othello — “O Villainy! ”
30.
Othello — “the Noble Moor”
31.
King Lear — “this Is the Worst”
32.
King Lear — Wisdom Through Suffering
33.
King Lear — “then We Go On”
34.
MacBeth — “fair Is Foul”
35.
MacBeth — Musing on Murder
36.
MacBeth — “enter Two Murderers”