Shakespeare: Plays and Sonnets Prof. Rebekah Hendershot
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Shakespeare can be confusing, but with Professor Rebekah Hendershot's clear and detailed explanations, understanding the famous playwright is easy. She first sets the stage by providing a glimpse into Shakespeare’s life and times, then goes over the plays and sonnets you will see in school. These works include everything from Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth, to King Lear, Othello, and A Midsummer's Night Dream. Each lesson begins with an overview of the background, setting, major characters, and plot sequence. Rebekah also dissects major passages from each play and provides helpful essay jumping-off points. Professor Hendershot uses her Master's of Professional Writing from USC as well as her extensive editing experience to make sure this Shakespeare course is equal parts engaging and preparative.

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Section 1: Introduction
	Introduction to William Shakespeare			22:20
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:18
		Lesson Overview		1:02
		Who Was William Shakespeare?		1:38
			Playwright	1:40
			Poet	1:44
			Businessman	1:52
			Wordsmith	2:00
		What Do We Know About Shakespeare?		2:06
			Birth	2:08
			Father	2:34
			Education	2:56
			Marriage	4:10
			Children	4:51
			The Lost Period	5:52
			Work in London	6:36
			Globe Theater	8:14
			Real Estate Investments	8:28
			Writing Style	8:52
		Early Plays		9:30
			Comedies	9:36
			Histories	9:54
			Others Written in Early Period	10:26
		Big Plays		10:36
		Problem Plays		11:02
		What Else Do We Know About Shakespeare?		11:30
			Wrote Poetry	11:32
			Fewer plays after 1607	11:42
			Died	12:28
		What Don't We Know About Shakespeare?		14:02
			Few Personal Records	14:46
			No Portraits During Lifetime	14:52
			Little Unpaid Writing	15:40
			Limited Education	15:54
			Religion	16:16
			Sexuality	16:54
			Authorship	17:32
		Why Does Shakespeare Matter?		18:12
			Invented Modern English	18:16
			Most Quoted	19:08
			Changed Storytelling	19:26
			Most Human Human Being	19:40
		Am I Ever Going to Use This in the Real World?		20:16
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		21:10
	How This Course Will Work			4:18
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:10
		What Does This Course Do?		0:30
		What Does This Course Not Do?		0:54
		What’s in Each Lesson?		1:56
			Background of the work	2:04
			Content of the work	2:12
			Tips and tricks	2:20
		How to Use These Videos		3:28
Section 2: Plays
	Romeo and Juliet			26:51
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Lesson Overview		0:44
		Background		1:30
		Setting		2:34
		Characters		3:30
			Romeo	3:31
			Montague	3:44
			Benvolio	3:56
			Prince Escalus	4:04
			Count Paris	4:12
			Mercutio	4:26
			Juliet	4:44
			Capulet	4:58
			Tybalt	5:04
			Rosaline	5:24
			Nurse	5:42
			Friar Laurence	6:06
		Plot		6:24
			The brawl	6:26
			The barty	7:32
			The balcony scene	9:14
			Marriage arrangements	10:34
			Lots and lots of fighting	11:08
			Lots and lots of angst	12:34
			The plot thickens	13:30
			The tomb	15:06
		Themes		17:06
		Major Passages		20:02
		Jumping-off Points		21:40
			Love	21:42
			Fate	22:08
			Blame	22:16
			Light and Darkness	22:44
			Tragedy or Dark Comedy?	23:00
			Source of Family Feuds	23:28
			Remakes	24:06
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		25:28
	Hamlet			39:28
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Lesson Overview		0:40
		Background		1:20
		Setting		2:54
		Major Characters		4:02
			Hamlet	4:10
			Claudius	4:34
			Gertrude	4:54
			Polonius	5:14
			Laertes	5:38
			Ophelia	5:48
			Horatio	6:14
			Rosencrantz and Guildenstern	6:28
			The Ghost	6:44
			Fortinbras	7:14
			Gravediggers	7:18
		Plot		7:32
			A death, a wedding, and a coronation	7:34
			Appearance of the ghost	8:36
			The mad prince	9:54
			Laertes leaves for Paris and Ophelia gets advice	10:30
			Rosencrantz and Guildenstern	11:08
			Hamlet and Ophelia	11:38
			The Mouse-Trap	12:08
			Reaction	15:44
			Ophelia's madness	16:52
			Laertes returns and Ophelia dies	17:40
			Hamlet returns; Yorick and Ophelia's grave	18:40
			The duel	20:22
			Everybody dies (except Horatio)	20:56
		Themes		22:10
		Major Passages		26:18
			Act I, scene 2, 129-158	26:34
			Act I, scene 4, 67	27:12
			Act II, scene 2, 297-298	28:04
			Act III, scene 1, 58-90	28:52
			Act V, scene 1, 122	29:46
			Act V, scene 1, 185-195	31:18
		Jumping-off Points		31:58
			Uncertainty in the play	32:00
			Examine comedy	32:38
			Hinge points in the play	33:46
			The role of women	34:30
			Suicide	35:28
			Examine theatricality	36:32
			Soliloquies	37:10
			The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare	38:10
	Macbeth			24:00
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Public Service Announcement		0:44
		Lesson Overview		1:18
		Background		1:54
		Setting		4:20
		Major Characters		4:52
			Macbeth	4:58
			Lady Macbeth	5:20
			Duncan	5:28
			Malcom and Donalblain	5:30
			Banquo	5:32
			Fleance	5:38
			Macduff	6:04
			Lady Macduff	6:16
			Witches	6:22
			Siward	6:25
			Hecate	6:27
			Ross, Lennox, Angus, Menteith, Caithness	6:39
		Plot		6:45
			Macbeth's and Manquo's victories	6:46
			The witches' prophecy	6:59
			Prophecy fulfilled	7:59
			Lady Macbeth's encouragement	8:05
			The murder of Duncan	8:29
			Malcom and Donalblain flee	8:41
			Banquo killed, Fleance excapes	9:05
			The feast	9:23
			Witches redux	9:59
			Move against Macduff	11:05
			Lady Macbeth's madness and suicide	12:29
			Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane	12:41
			Macbeth vs. Macduff	12:59
			Prophecies fulfilled	13:31
			Macbeth dies, Malcolm becomes king	13:43
		Themes		13:47
		Major Passages		17:19
			Act I, scene 5, 36-52	17:25
			Act I, scene 7, 1-28	18:09
			Act II, scene 2, 55-61	18:21
			Act V, scene 1, 30-34	18:55
			Act V, scene 5, 16-27	19:19
		Jumping-off Points		19:55
			How does the idea of prophecy play out?	19:57
			How are the five kings in the play alike and different?	20:11
			Who is the hero of the play?	20:39
			Is Macbeth villainous or tragic? Or both?	20:59
			Is this play misogynistic?	21:11
			What role does blood play in the story?	21:23
			Key events offstage	21:39
			Is Macbeth a moral play?	22:39
			The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare	23:03
	King Lear			30:59
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:38
		Background		1:08
		Setting		2:26
		Major Characters		3:04
			Lear	3:05
			Goneril	3:12
			Regan	3:16
			Cordelia	3:24
			Earl of Kent	3:32
			Fool	3:44
			Dukes of Albany and Cornwall	3:48
			Oswald	3:50
			Earl of Gloucester	3:58
			Edgar/Poor Tom	4:06
			Edmund	4:12
		Plot		4:26
			Gloucester and his bastard	4:40
			Lear's contest; kingdom divided; Cordelia disinherited	5:00
			Lear's visit and Goneril's complaints	6:36
			Kent becomes Caius	7:00
			Message to Gloucester and off to Regan's castle	7:24
		Plot, cont.		7:36
			Edmund tricks Gloucester	7:42
			Kent vs. Oswald	8:42
			Edgar's disguise	9:12
			Lear Betrayed	9:42
			The storm	10:06
			Edmund rises with Cornwall	11:42
			Kent and Gloucester make plans	12:14
		Plot, cont.		12:24
			Gloucester captured and tried	12:30
			Lear's madness and the Fool vanishes	13:22
			Gloucester reunited with Edgar	14:10
			Albany splits from Goneril and Cornwall dies	14:34
			Kent arrives in Dover; Lear won't see Cordelia	15:10
		Plot, cont.		15:28
			Regan schemes against Goneril	15:34
			Gloucester's miracle	15:52
			Edgar kills Oswald	16:34
			Mad Lead pardons Gloucester's sins and flees	16:58
			Edgar gives Albany a letter, theres a fight and more scheming	17:32
		Plot, cont.		17:56
			Battle; Lear and Cordelia captured	17:58
			Edgar saves Gloucester	18:18
			Lear and Cordelia sent away; Edmund lies	18:26
			Edgar vs. Edmund; treachery revealed	19:02
			Goneril and Regan die	19:20
			Lear weeps over Cordelia; Edmund dies; Lear dies	19:58
			Kent dying; Edgar ascends	20:16
		Themes		20:22
			Major Passages	22:40
			Act I, scene 2, 1-22	23:28
			Act IV, scene 1, 37-38	24:04
			Act V, scene 3, 256-260	24:42
		Jumping-off Points		25:44
			What is nature's role in the play?	25:45
			How do your perceptions of the major characters change throughout the play?	26:30
			Relationship between Cordelia and Lear; Edgar and Gloucester; Goneril and Regan and Edmund	26:40
			What purpose does the Fool serve? Why does he vanish?	27:26
			What role does age play in the story?	28:10
			Dissolution of authority	29:12
			Why did Shakespeare change the ending?	29:26
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		29:58
	Othello			24:32
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:30
		Background		1:04
		Setting		2:58
		Major Characters		3:54
			Othello	4:02
			Desdemona	4:04
			Michael Cassio	4:28
			Iago	4:46
			Brabantio	5:04
			Emilia	5:10
			Bianca	5:20
			Roderigo	5:26
			Duke of Venice	5:32
			Gratiano	5:34
			Lodovico	5:40
			Montano	5:46
			Clown	5:52
		Plot		5:58
			Roderigo and Iago; Othello's secret marriage; Iago's plot	6:00
			Othello's trail	7:04
			The army goes to Cyprus	7:48
			The feast of Cyprus	8:06
			Iago sends Cassio to Desdemona	9:16
		Plot, cont.		9:30
			Cassio asks Desdemona for help	9:36
			Iago suggests to Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful	9:42
			Othello's self-doubt	10:28
			Handkerchief stolen	11:04
			Iago goads Othello even more	11:06
			Iago gets Cassio to laugh and Biana gets Othello to believe	12:20
		Plot, cont.		12:48
			Othello rages at Desdemona	12:56
			Othello goes for a walk	13:56
			Roderigo and Iago attack Cassio; Iago kills Roderigo	14:50
			Othello kills his wife	15:18
			Iago is revealed; Emilia dies	15:54
			Othello kills himself	16:16
		Themes		16:18
		Major Passages		18:14
			Act I, scene 1, 57-65	18:26
			Act I, scene 3, 179-188	19:08
			Act III, scene 3, 267-279	20:00
			Act V, scene 2, 341-354	20:40
		Jumping-off Points		22:00
			How does race play out in this play?	22:12
			Examine the role of sex in this play	22:40
			How does Emilia change?	22:54
			How does Iago play with the audience's sympathies?	23:00
			Male characters' dual roles as military men and lovers	23:10
			Physical and emotional isolation	23:24
			How is this Iago's story? How is it Othello's?	23:38
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		23:50
	A Midsummer Night's Dream			30:12
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:54
		Background		1:48
		Setting		3:50
		Characters		5:44
			Theseus	5:50
			Hippolyta	5:56
			Hermia	6:02
			Lysander	6:10
			Helena	6:22
			Demetrius	6:52
			Egeus	7:04
			Bottom	7:16
			Quince, Flute, Starveling, Snout, Snug	7:32
			Oberon	7:56
			Titania	8:08
			Puck	8:20
			Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed	8:46
		Plot		9:02
			A wedding or an execution	9:04
			The lovers run away	10:12
			Helena and Demetrius run after them	10:18
			Everybody gets lost in the woods	10:48
			Titania and Oberon fight	11:00
			Flower juice	11:42
			Oberon feels sorry for Helena	13:20
			Stupid actors in the forest	13:24
			Puck helps	15:32
		Plot, cont.		15:44
			Lysander falls in love with Helena	15:52
			Everyone runs around in circles	17:40
			Demetrius falls in love with Helena	17:46
			Duels, tears, and more running around	18:16
		Plot, cont.		18:32
			The actors rehearse	18:38
			Puck, Bottom, and the donkey head	18:44
			Titania in love	19:20
			Oberon gets the child	19:28
			Lovers go back to normal	19:36
			Discovery	19:54
			A group wedding	20:24
			And it was all a dream!	20:36
		Themes		20:54
			Love	20:58
			Shape-shifting	21:08
			Dreams	21:56
			Authority	22:26
			Gender roles	22:48
		Major Passages		23:24
			Act I, scene 1, 132-134	23:28
			Act I, scene 1, 227-235	23:50
			Act III, scene 2, 115	24:22
			Act IV, scene, 199-209	24:52
			Act V, epilogue, 1-8	25:18
		Jumping-off Points		26:30
			Development of dreams	26:34
			Love	26:48
			Rules and tradition	26:58
			Changes	27:12
			Sex and coarse jokes	27:22
			Puck and Bottom	27:45
			Honesty	28:22
			Play within a play	28:36
			Humor	29:02
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		29:24
	Much Ado About Nothing			30:34
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:44
		Background		1:18
		Setting		2:44
		Major Characters		3:32
			Don Pedro	3:34
			Benedick	3:48
			Claudio	4:20
			Don John	4:34
			Borachio and Conrade	5:06
			Leonato	5:20
		Major Characters (Cont.)		5:30
			Hero	5:32
			Beatrice	6:00
			Antonio	6:26
			Ursula and Margaret	6:32
			Friar Francis	6:42
			Dogberry	6:46
		Plot		6:58
			Visitors on the way home from the wars	7:04
			The guests arrive	7:36
			The ball	8:42
			A plot against the lovers	10:26
			Eavesdropping in the garden	11:16
			Beatrice and Benedick in love-ish	13:18
			An accusation and promised proof	13:28
			The polite watchmen	13:42
			The wedding	14:28
			An interrogation	16:28
			Two challenges to a duel	16:48
			The watchmen reveal all	16:50
			Claudio's grief	16:58
			Leonato's terms	17:08
			The Bs attempt to flirt	17:40
			The wedding day	18:18
		Themes		19:36
		Major Passages		22:32
			Act II, scene 3, 204-208	22:33
			Act IV, scene 1, 217-221	23:54
			Act IV, scene 2, 67-78	24:24
		Jumping-off Points		26:28
			Beatrice and Benedick	26:34
			Tragedy or Dark Comedy?	26:54
			Deception	27:26
			Language and puns	27:42
			Honor	28:22
			Words and wit	28:56
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		29:40
	The Merchant of Venice			30:55
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:54
		Background		1:24
		Setting		2:54
		Characters		5:16
			Antonio	5:16
			Bassanio	5:24
			Gratiano	5:44
			Lorenzo	5:48
			Portia	5:58
			Nerissa	6:14
			Shylock	6:36
			Jessica	7:02
			Duke of Venice	7:06
			Launcelot Gobbo and Old Gobbo	7:16
		Plot		7:28
			Antonio and Bassanio	7:30
			Portia and Nerissa	8:38
			Shylock	10:02
			The Prince of Morocco	11:24
			Gobbo's new job	12:14
			Jessica and Lorenzo	12:58
			The Prince of Morocco fails	13:42
			Shylock's daughter and ducats	14:04
			The prince of Arragon fails	14:54
			Antonio' s fortune lost?	15:20
			Bassanio wins Portia's hand	15:42
			Antonio in prison	16:32
			I'll have my bond	16:46
			Portia and Nerissa: Road trip!	17:00
			Antonio and Shylock go to trial	17:32
			Balthazar	17:34
			The quality of mercy is not strained	18:14
			A loophole in the contract	18:34
			Shylock loses everything	19:18
			Fun with rings, happy ending	20:30
		Themes		20:48
			Major Passages	24:14
			Act IV, scene 1, 89-99	24:42
			Act IV, scene 1, 179-197	24:52
		Jumping-off Points		25:58
			The portrayal of Shylock	26:06
			How would you portray Shylock?	27:02
			Justice and mercy	27:40
			Is this play a comedy or not?	27:54
			The relationship between Antonio and Bassanio	28:14
			The roles of Venice and Belmont	28:40
			The relationship between Jessica and Shylock	29:06
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		30:04
	Twelfth Night			19:08
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Lesson Overview		0:42
		Background		1:24
		Setting		3:08
		Characters		3:40
			Viola/Cesario	3:38
			Sebastian	4:04
			Orsino	4:10
			Olivia	4:24
			Malvolio	4:52
			Maria	5:08
			Antonio	5:16
			Sir Toby Belch	5:34
			Sir Andrew Aguecheek	5:36
			Feste	6:00
		Plot		6:11
			Orsino in love	6:28
			The shipwreck	6:32
			A visit to Olivia	7:26
			A prank on Malvolio	8:12
			Viola and Orsino	8:18
			Olivia tries to woo Cesario	9:10
			Antonio and Sebastian appear in town	9:18
			Malvolio tries to woo Olivia	9:32
			Sir Andrew picks fight with Viola	9:52
			Antonio rescues Sebastian, is arrested	10:12
			Sebastian is challenges, courted, married	11:04
			The clown mocks Malvolio	11:30
			Marriage and beating revealed	11:48
			Twins are reunited	11:56
			Orsino falls for Viola	12:22
			Prank on Malvolio is revealed	12:28
			Laughing and singing	12:34
		Themes		12:36
		Major Passages		14:33
			Act I, scene 1, 1-15	14:34
			Act I, scene 5, 237-245	14:54
			Act II, scene 4, 91-101	15:28
			Act V, scene 1, 258-266	15:48
		Jumping-off Points		16:28
			Gender roles	16:22
			The Twelfth Night Holiday	16:44
			Comical characters	16:58
			Malvolio	17:18
			The ending	17:34
			Compare Orsino and Olivia	17:48
			Mistaken identity	18:14
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		18:30
	Julius Caesar			23:55
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:38
		Background		1:18
		Setting		3:29
		Major Characters		4:41
			Julis Caesar	4:47
			Calpurnia	4:53
			Octavius, Mark Antony, Lepidus	5:07
			Cicero, Publius, Popilius Lena	5:33
			Brutus	5:37
			Cassius	6:03
			Portia	6:17
			Casca, Tredonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus, Cimber, Cinna	6:23
			Cinna	6:25
			Soothsayer	6:33
			Flavius and Marullus	6:47
		Plot		6:53
			The two tribunes	6:55
			Caesar's triumph	7:11
			Brutus and Cassius	7:59
			The conspiracy	8:43
		Plot, cont.		8:51
			The assassination	8:55
			The funeral	10:09
			Brutus and Cassius fall out	11:43
		Plot, cont.		12:03
			Conspirators go to war	12:04
			A tribute to Brutus	12:29
		Themes		13:07
		Major Passages		15:37
			Act III, scene 2, 82-96	15:41
			Act IV, scene 2, 269-276	15:51
		Jumping-off Points		17:51
			The use of fate and prophecy	17:55
			How can the text be applied to different moments in history?	19:05
			Deviations from the oringinal	19:18
			The role of reputation in the play	20:09
			Is Brutus truly the hero?	21:03
			Friendship in the play	21:41
			Who is the protagonist?	22:25
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		22:56
	Henry V			29:12
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Lesson Overview		0:54
		Background		1:38
		Setting		2:56
		Major Characters		3:26
			Henry V	3:30
			Cambridge, Scrope, Grey	3:40
			Chorus	3:46
			Dukes of Exeter	4:12
			Charles VI	4:18
			Dauphin	4:28
			Catherine	4:30
			King Fluellen	4:48
			Pistol, Bardolph, Nim	5:36
			Michael Williams, John Bates, Alexander Court	5:42
			Hostess	5:46
			Sir John Falstaff	6:10
		Plot		6:22
			The chorus	7:10
			The plan to invade France	7:16
			The plot against the prince	8:36
			In France	9:20
			Charles' offer	10:04
			Henry's speech and its dubious reception	10:24
			Harfleur surrenders	11:26
			Catherine's English lessons	11:38
			French taunting	12:00
		Plot, cont.		12:22
			Hanging a friend	12:26
			A French ultimatum	13:04
			Henry in disguise	13:18
			Agincourt	14:44
		Plot, cont.		17:14
			Victory at Agincourt	17:20
			Aftermath	18:32
		Themes		19:44
		Major Passages		22:14
			Act I, scene 1, 1 ff	22:46
			Act III, scene 1, 6-27	23:02
			Act IV, scene 1, 242-266	23:50
			Act IV, scene 3, 20-39	24:24
		Jumping-off Points		25:12
			How does the play deal with relationships between men?	25:22
			What kind of king is Henry?	26:00
			Examine Henry's use of language in the play	26:32
			Does this play glorify war and conquest?	26:54
			Marriage, families, and parenting	27:20
			How does this play deal with diversity among the English forces?	27:46
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		28:09
	Richard III			23:42
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:40
		Background		1:16
		Setting		2:04
		Major Characters		2:58
			Richard III	3:04
			Edward, Prince of Wales and Richard, Duke of York	3:14
			Lady Anne	3:42
			Lord Buckingham	3:48
			Edward IV	3:54
			Clarence	4:04
			Queen Elizabeth	4:28
			Dorset, Rivers and Gray	4:40
			Duchess of York	4:48
			Margaret	4:54
			Young Elizabeth	5:20
			Tyrell	5:34
			Richmon	5:46
			Hastings	5:54
		Plot		6:06
			Richard's jealousy	6:14
			Clarence in the Tower of London	8:16
			Marriage to the Lady Anne	8:24
			Queen Margaret warns the court about Richard	9:00
			Clarence is killed, Edward is blamed	9:18
			The Princes in the Tower	9:38
			Richard's next marriage	11:10
		Plot, cont.		12:12
			Richard's paranoia grows	12:18
			The Earl of Richmond invades	12:24
			Richard's nightmare	12:36
			The Battle of Bosworth Field	13:06
			Richmond becomes King Hengry VII, marries Elizabeth	13:14
		Themes		13:20
		Major Passages		16:14
			Act I, scene 1, 1-40	16:20
			Act I, scene 3, 220-230	16:58
			Act IV, scene 4, 118-123	17:30
			Act V, scene 5, 134-145	18:48
		Jumping-off Points		19:46
			Is Richard a hero or a villain?	19:56
			Examine the use of language in the play?	20:28
			What form does evil take in the play?	20:46
			How does Shakespeare portray the relationship between monarchs and those they rule?	21:24
			Portrayal of Richard against history	21:56
			The roles of men and women in the play, who has power?	22:06
			Examine the concept of loyalty in the play?	22:16
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		22:47
	The Winter's Tale			20:46
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:40
		Background		1:12
		Setting		2:01
		Major Characters		3:09
			Leontes	3:10
			Hermione	3:17
			Polixenes	3:37
			Camillo	3:51
			Paulina	3:59
			Antigonus	4:13
			Perdita	4:27
			Dion and Cleomenes	4:35
			Manilius	5:07
			Florizel	5:15
			Shepherd	5:21
			Clown	5:29
			Autolycus	5:33
		Plot		5:43
			Polixenes visits Leontes	5:45
			Leontes suspects Hermione	6:21
			Hermione on trial	7:13
			Antigonus and the baby	8:17
			Prince Florizel finds the coutryside interesting	9:45
			Polixenes and Camillo go in disguise	9:55
			The sheep-shearing	10:07
			An escape	11:15
			At the Sicilian court	11:31
			At Paulina's house	12:21
		Themes		13:33
		Major Passages		15:09
			Act II, scene 1	15:33
			Act II, scene 3	15:51
			Act IV, scene 4	16:11
			Act v, scene 3	16:31
		Jumping-off Points		17:01
			Contrast Leontes and Florizel	17:03
			Two stories at once	17:23
			Traditional fairytales	17:33
			Influence of women in the play	17:59
			Jealousy	18:25
			Autolycus	18:51
			Comedy? Tragedy? Romance?	19:13
			Innocence and guilt	19:27
			Hermione's return	19:55
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		20:13
	The Tempest			19:38
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:08
		Lesson Overview		0:44
		Background		1:16
		Setting		2:24
		Major Characters		2:46
			Prospero	2:47
			Miranda	2:56
			Ariel	3:02
			Caliban	3:06
			Antonio	3:20
			Gonzalo	3:28
			Alonso	3:54
			Sebastian	3:56
			Ferdinand	4:04
			Trinculo	4:12
			Stephano	4:16
		Plot		4:26
			The tempest and the shipwreck	4:42
			The island	4:46
			Elsewhere	6:42
			The lovers get to know each other	7:38
			Ariel messes with the murderous drunks	7:58
			Prospero's banquet	8:02
			Pretty clothes and supernatural dogs	8:54
			A lost son and a lost daughter	9:30
			All is revealed	9:40
			Loose ends	9:56
		Themes		10:54
		Major Passages		13:14
			Act II, scene 2, 366-368	13:22
			Act III, scene 1, 77-86	13:42
			Act IV, scene 1, 148-158	13:58
			Epilogue	14:40
		Jumping-Off Points		15:32
			Is Prospero Shakespeare?	15:38
			Analyze the character of Caliban	15:43
			Prospero's and Miranda's relationship	16:37
			Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban	17:04
			Examine the use of noise in the play	17:50
			Governing the island	18:22
		The Secret of Understanding Shakespeare		18:34
Section 3: Sonnets
	The Sonnets			21:09
		Intro		0:00
		First Things First		0:10
		Lesson Overview		0:40
		What is a Sonnet?		1:26
			A 14-line lyric poem, usually about love	1:32
			Structure calls for four quatrains and a couplet	1:36
			Rhyme scheme	1:50
			Written in iambic pentameter	2:04
		What is a Sonnet?, cont.		2:46
			First quatrain establishes theme	2:48
			Second quatrain develops theme	2:50
			Third quatrain rounds off theme	2:56
			Final rhyming couplet concludes with twist or surprise	3:04
		What Do We Know?		3:10
			Poems probably written in the 1590s	3:12
			Theaters closed in 1592 due to plague	3:14
			Some poetry written on commission	3:46
			Probably circulated in manuscript form	4:06
			Published in 1609 without Shakespeare's permission	4:14
		What Don't We Know?		4:58
			Who commissioned the sonnets	5:04
			How Thomas Thorpe for his hands on them	5:12
			Who W.H. was	5:18
			Who the characters were	5:48
		Why Do the Sonnets Matter?		5:54
			Some of the finest poetry ever written	6:00
			Created new sonnet form	6:12
			Writing by Shakespeare that isn't a play	6:32
			Great for quoting	6:52
		What It Means: Sonnet 18		6:58
		What It Means: Sonnet 20		9:00
		Sonnet Characters: The Fair Youth		11:06
			Attractive young man, identity unknown	11:20
			Some sonnets encourage him to procreate	11:26
			Romantic or platonic love?	11:32
			Affair with Dark Lady?	11:50
			Possibly Henry Wriothesley	12:02
			Was Shakespeare gay?	12:22
		Sonnet Characters: The Dark Lady		13:58
			Attractive young woman, identity unknown	14:00
			Dark features	14:20
			Object of sexual love	14:30
			Married?	14:56
			Mystery	15:08
		Sonnet Characters: The Rival Poet		15:20
			A competitor	15:26
			Possibly George Chapman or Christopher Marlowe	15:28
			Possibly fictitious	16:02
		What It Means: Sonnet 130		16:26
		How to Read a Shakespearean Sonnet		19:06
			Break it up	19:08
			Read line-by-line	19:28
			Look for allusions	19:36
			Read the sonnet aloud	19:56
			Read it before and after assignments	20:32
			Pay attention to the last couplet	20:48