William Shakespeare: Part Icomedies, histories, and tragedies

Part 1: Lecture 1. Shakespeare then and now ; Lecture 2. The nature of Shakespeare's plays ; Lecture 3. Twelfth Night: Shakespearean comedy ; Lecture 4. Twelfth Night: Malvolio in love ; Lecture 5. The Taming of the Shrew: getting married in the 1590s ; Lecture 6. The Taming of the Shrew: farce and romance

Lecture 7. The Merchant of Venice: courting the heiress ; Lecture 8. The Merchant of Venice: Shylock ; Lecture 9. Measure for Measure: sex in society ; Lecture 10. Measure for Measure: justice and comedy ; Lecture 11. Richard III: Shakespearean history ; Lecture 12. Richard III: the villain's career.