Hamlet’s Speech and Your Brain

Synopsis

Audio podcast hosted by Andrew Smith. In this episode Professor Simon Palfrey (Oxford University) and Professor Philip Davis (Liverpool University) explore the meaning of the line uttered by Hamlet: "The native hue of resolution is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought" and investigate how Shakespeare packs complex and multiple meanings into just a few words. We hear how neuroscientists have used the same line to investigate the startling effect which Shakespeare has on our brains. The reading is by Emma Fielding.

Series

To Be or Not to Be: Lockdown Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Transmission details

17 Oct 2022

Duration

15 mins

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Online Availability

Online URL

https://tobeornottobe.podbean.com/e/hamlet-s-speech-and-your-brain/

Online format

Streamed/Download

Distributor

Name

Podbean

Web

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