Contrasting Shakespeare's elevated language with modern naturalistic speech.
Playing Shakespeare
Season 1 Episode 9: Poetry and Hidden Poetry
The bard's unparalleled poetry is celebrated and examined in its glory.
Sep 23, 1984 TV-G 53m 9.3
The bard's unparalleled poetry is celebrated and examined in its glory.
Contrasting Shakespeare's elevated language with modern naturalistic speech.
John Barton and company examine blank verse. Its strengths and particularitie...
John Barton and the cast discuss how Shakespeare defines his character by the...
John Barton, Patrick Stewart, and David Suchet explore different ways to play...
5. Set Speeches and Soliloquies
Aired: Aug 26, 1984John Barton and members of the RSC present a workshop on how Shakespeare used...
John Barton and the RSC actors consider the subtle shadings produced by irony...
Hamlet's advice to the players is the best-known acting instruction in theatr...
John Barton and the actors analyze a scene from Twelfth Night, identifying po...
The bard's unparalleled poetry is celebrated and examined in its glory.
Current Status: Ended
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary