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Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts – Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely...

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Witchcraft in Shakespeare's Time

A discussion of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Who Is Your Lady Macbeth?

A look at the different ways Lady Macbeth can be and has been played.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Resurrection

An analysis of Shakespeare’s “resurrection” of Sebastian and its personal meaning for him.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Loss of a Son

A discussion of the twins in Twelfth Night and the role twins played in Shakespeare’s life.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Language of Trauma

A forensic psychiatrist explains how the manner and style of one's speech reflects extreme or traumatic experiences.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | The History Behind the Globe

A discussion of how the Globe was first built and a glimpse into what performances might have looked like.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | The Globe and its Audience

A visit to the stage of the reconstructed Globe and a discussion of how Shakespeare's audience behaved in the theater.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Superior to Men?

One scholar's description of Shakespeare's portrayal of the heroines in his comedies.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Shakespeare’s Biography

A brief biography of Shakespeare’s life.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Playing in the Globe - Henry IV

A look at a production of Henry IV as it would have been performed at the Globe.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Introduction to Rosalind

An overview of Rosalind's role in the plot of As You Like It and a description of her character.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Heroines in Disguise

An exploration of the effect of disguise in both Shakespearean and modern-day theater.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Exploring the Dagger Scene

Ethan Hawke seeks help from a fellow actor to gain a deep understanding of Macbeth's "Dagger" speech.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | Conceal Me What I Am

After being shipwrecked on the shore of Illyria, Viola assumes the disguise of her brother, who apparently drowned, both to mourn her brother’s loss and to protect herself in this foreign country.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | A Play is Called a Play for a Reason

Author Germaine Greer and Joely Richardson talk about how a thoughtful audience, in the act of pretending that what they see on stage is real, encounters something real as well.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Education | A Force of Evil: The Witches and Macbeth

An exploration of the impact and meaning of the witches in Macbeth.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Jeremy Irons on Shakespeare Uncovered

Jeremy Irons talks about "Shakespeare Uncovered" and the power of Shakespeare.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Macbeth with Ethan Hawke

There’s daggers in men’s smiles. Ethan Hawke takes you along as he researches the part of Shakespeare’s murderous Macbeth.

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Shakespeare Uncovered | Macbeth with Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke invites viewers on his quest to play Shakespeare’s murderous Thane of Cawdor by researching the true story and real-life events that served as the play’s inspiration.

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