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It’s making me want to read Shakespeare/watch a play as soon as possible!

Not sure if the canned applause at the beginning and end of each "lecture" is required but I'm liking the direction this is taking.

I'm done with this course, but I'm not quite done with Shakespeare. 😁

As I suspected, Shakespeare's historical plays are not entirely factual. Creative license was in effect, in order to showcase the meaning behind the events.

Interesting to learn that there were still people alive who remembered the end of the War of the Roses, and that Queen Elizabeth I was not a fan of Richard being shown as handing over his crown. Probably even less so after they tried to depose her. 😳

Lecture 7 of 24 (Reading Plays in between)

I think it was a mistake going into this with only two plays are read 🌚

This lecture series is a delight! Really turns this Shakespeare stuff into a multi-layered subject without being overwhelming.