Contentment: Richard Ii’s Prison Meditation

Synopsis

Second in a series of video lectures in which Julia Lupton and co-host Sean Keilen pick key passages from Shakespeare to discuss what they reveal about life and living. In this edition Keilen focuses on King Richard’s speech on hi search for contentment from Act V Scene 5 of Richard II, which is performed by Paul Whitworth (Santa Cruz Shakespeare).

Series

How to Live Like Shakespeare: Colloquies on Renaissance Wisdom

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Transmission details

13 Apr 2021

Duration

47 mins

Credits

Contributor

Julia Reinhard Lupton

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Richard II

Subjects

English language and literature; Philosophy; Shakespeare

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/le3aZEakzj4

Online format

Streamed

Sponsor

Name

New Swan Shakespeare

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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