pt. 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
pt. 2. lecture 13. Richard II : the theory of kingship
lecture 14. Richard II : the fall of the king
lecture 15. Henry IV : all the king's men
lecture 16. Henry IV : the life of Falstaff
lecture 17. Henry V : the death of Falstaff
lecture 18. Henry V : the king victorious
lecture 19. Romeo and Juliet : Shakespearean tragedy
lecture 20. Romeo and Juliet : public violence and private bliss
lecture 21. Troilus and Cressida : ancient epic in a new mode
lecture 22. Troilus and Cressida : heroic aspirations
lecture 23. Julius Caesar : the matter of Rome
lecture 24. Julius Caesar : heroes of history
pt. 3. lecture 25. Hamlet : the abundance of the play
lecture 26. Hamlet : the causes of tragedy
lecture 27. Hamlet : the Protestant hero
lecture 28. Othello : the design of the tragedy
lecture 29. Othello : "O villainy!"
lecture 30. Othello : the noble Moor
Lecture 31. King Lear : "This is the worst"
lecture 32. King Lear : wisdom through suffering
lecture 33. King Lear : "Then we go on"
lecture 34. Macbeth : "Fair is foul"
lecture 35. Macbath : musing on murder
lecture 36. Macbeth : "Enter two murderers."
