Audible.com College Course: Shakespeare's Problem Plays

[Kirsten]

Audible.com's editors have created 12 college courses and required reading for the courses. Course #2 is Shakespeare's Problem Plays.

Audible.com editor Katie O.: "Some of Shakespeare's plays have been considered "problems" since their creation. Are we really comfortable with the ending of Hamlet? Are Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, and Troilus and Cressida comedies or tragedies? In more recent years, other plays have become problematic due to their gender, religious, and racial politics. What were Shakespeare's intentions, and how do 17th century and present day moral principles impact our interpretations of the texts?"

The plays:

Measure for Measure
All's Well That Ends Well
Hamlet
The Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
Othello
Troilus and Cressida