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  1. Romeo and Juliet (Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    In this edition Emma Smith lectures on the spoiler-chorus, in an already-too-familiar play.

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  2. Hamlet (2012 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    The fact that father and son share the same name in Hamlet is used to investigate the play’s nostalgia, drawing on biographical criticism and the religious and political history of early modern England.

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  3. Coriolanus (2015 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    This lecture takes up a detail from Shakespeare’s late Roman tragedy Coriolanus to ask about the representation of character, the use of sources and the genre of tragedy.

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  4. Merchant of Venice, The (2012 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    This lecture on The Merchant of Venice discusses the ways the play’s personal relationships are shaped by models of financial transaction, using the casket scenes as a central example.

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  5. Acting Masterclass: Pyramus, You Begin (2013 Video)

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    Staging Shakespeare

    Video podcast. A practical Masterclass with Gregory Doran from the Royal Shakespeare Company looking at what clues Shakespeare puts into the verse for the actor. Students from Oxford University Drama Society...

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  6. Tempest, The (2011 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    That the character of Prospero is a Shakespearean self-portrait is a common reading of The Tempest: this tenth Approaching Shakespeare lecture asks whether that is a useful reading of the play.

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  7. Taming of the Shrew (2012 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    Emma Smith uses evidence of early reception and from more recent productions to discuss the question of whether Katherine is tamed at the end of the play.

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  8. As You Like It (2012 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    Asking ‘what happens in As You Like It’, this lecture considers the play’s dramatic structure and its ambiguous use of pastoral, drawing on performance history, genre theory, and eco-critical approaches.

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  9. How Do we Stop Our Social Media Obsession from Making Us a Target for Crime?

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    Information technology

    The popularity of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat have transformed the way people understand and experience crime and victimisation. Sharing information across different social...

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  10. Titus Andronicus (2011 Audio)

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    Approaching Shakespeare

    Focusing in detail on one particular scene, and on critical responses to it, this sixth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on Titus Andronicus deals with violence, rhetoric, and the nature of dramatic...

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