"There are 83 copies of the First Folio in a vault beneath Capitol Hill, the world's largest collection. Well over 150 Indian movies are based on Shakespeare's plays-more than in any other nation. If current trends continue, there will soon be more high-school students reading The Merchant of Venice in Mandarin Chinese than in early-modern English. Why did this happen-and how? Ranging ambitiously across four continents and 400 years, Worlds Elsewhere...

This video provides an introduction to Shakespeare and the two dominant world views in the Renaissance.

"From leading Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, a timely and insightful examination of what the world's greatest dramatist can teach us about life in an America riven by conflict. The United States has always been divided, but Americans from all walks of life have also always shared a deep affinity for the plays William Shakespeare, even if their meaning has been fiercely contested. For well over two centuries now, Americans of all stripes--presidents...

This video provides an analysis of the structure of individual acts, important speeches from Hamlet from Act 1 and Act 2, scene by scene, and possible staging that might affect interpretation of the play.

This video provides an analysis of the structure of individual acts, important speeches from Hamlet from the second half of Act 4 and Act 5, scene by scene, and possible staging that might affect interpretation of the play.

This video provides an introduction to Twelfth Night or What You Will, including overall themes and structure of the play.

This video provides an analysis of the structure of individual acts, important speeches from King Lear, scene by scene, and possible staging that might affect interpretation of the play.

This video provides an analysis of the structure of individual acts, important speeches from Richard II, scene by scene, and possible staging that might affect interpretation of the play.

This video provides an introduction to Richard II, including the overall themes and structure of the play.

This video provides an analysis of the structure of individual acts, important speeches from Henry IV, part 1, scene by scene , and possible staging that might affect interpretation of the play.