Shakespeare: the basics

Shakespeare's language (1)

Shakespeare's language (2)

Types of stage action

What the plays mean in performance

What is genre?

Understanding comedy: The Taming of the shrew, A Midsummer night's dream and The Merchant of Venice

Understanding history: King Richard II, King Henry IV part I and King Henry V

Understanding tragedy: Hamlet, King Lear and Othello

Understanding the mixed-genre plays: Measure for measure and Troilus & Cressida

Understanding romance: The Winter's tale and The Tempest.