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Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Episode 11 - "Shakespeare is Boring!"
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Where does that reputation for being boring come from? And what exactly do we mean by "boring"? Is this actually a stand-in for other words, like "confusing", or "obscure"? And is that reputation for boring well earned?
These are the questions we’re looking at today, as we examine the bard for boredom, in this episode of the Bicks Do Shakespeare.
Links:
Looking for Richard
Love reading Shakespeare? It can trigger a sudden burst of drama in your brain
Surviving the Teenage Brain - The Nature of Things
Why do you think people consider Shakespeare boring? - Reddit
Aidan's Letterboxd Profile!
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Episode 10 - Henry VI Part 3
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
We complete our end of the Henry VI trilogy with a play that had bits of everything we liked from Part 2, but with a lot more of what we didn't like from Part 1. Join us as we wrap up the sad story of Henry VI, revel in the reign of Edward IV, and lament the fact that these plays give up so much of what Shakespeare does well for so much of what he doesn't.
Notes:
Margaret of Anjou did actually take on a leadership role in some of the key battles of the Wars of the Roses (such as the Battle of Tewkesbury and the Second Battle of St. Albans). I suppose the fact that we were in such disbelief about this fact just goes to show how reviled she was in comparison to other female military leaders of the time, and how little English history celebrated it's women.
William of Orange did technically invade and depose Charles II (Aidan got this accidentally right when he named James II; he actually meant Charles I) - see the Glorious Revolution for more details on this deposition that occured about 200 years after the Wars of the Roses.
The Playbill entry for Rose Rage can be found on their website. There's also an article about the play from the Observer.