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This is my favorite king by far! It is an intense drama about the sudden transformation of the foolish young man unexpectedly delivered into the prepared hands of death-and what does he do? He accepts it! And that is what is profoundly unique about this young man. That is what makes him a hero to me. That's the wracked and emotionally charged power of Richard II!

I have played Cloten, he is so much fun! I love this play, it's got romance, tragedy, melodrama and comedy. Shakespeare spins the plot very well!

I love Shakespeare, but the history plays in particular are so laden with personal conflict that it makes it hard to get through (at first) -thank you for the clear breakdown, much appreciated!

this is awesome!!

Your thumbnail game is on fire! 🔥 Well done!

This helps clarify so much! Thank you for putting the time into making these!

Incredible overview! Thank you for sharing!

Great until the "killer" part. Check again.

I was in a used bookstore and happened across a copy of "The Tempest" in the Folger edition. I like having the text and annotations on opposite sides which was not something I was used to. I don't think I would choose the Folger for the "heavier" plays though, the Tragedies for example. I haven't heard you mention Yale University Press, but I have a "Hamlet" from them that strikes the right balance between text layout, introduction (two actually) and even a short essay by Harold Bloom! Can't beat that! All this in around 250 pages. Highly recommended!

Ulysses next please

it's warwick actually

Thank you 🙏🏽

great work❤

Thanks - love your videos and appreciate the effort you've put in

Yes, a truly amazing play, as was your commentary on the play... I have the suspicion that Shakespeare was working on this play for many, many years before he ever got things together for a live performance in front of an audience... There is so much in this play, it is truly a wonder of style and delivery... And so was your discussion, which betrayed many years of reading, studying, and appreciating A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thanks for posting this!

So cute! Great way to summarize

I love how you say “and then things get messy” as if they hadn’t been messy right from part 1 😭

Very good

I’ve been enjoying these so much! I hope you are well, you have a gift for story telling!

These videos are timeless and still remain relevant when it comes to understanding Shakespeare's plays all the better. Thank you for sharing! -Josh

As a director definately Arden

This was so helpful. Thanks for making it.

I love how you did this. Especially the eagle and little props ❤️ my takeaway is that (like most female Shakespeare characters) Imogen deserves better

This is so great! Good job!

I wish I could find these finger puppets somewhere! Getting my daughter ready to go see a live production

I wish I could find these finger puppets somewhere! Getting my daughter ready to go see a live production

what in the terribly written scooby-doo episode is this

Thank you

Nice video. There are so many different editions out there it can be hard to know where to start, and which might suit you in your own particular way of reading or study. I like the Arden for diving into the finer details of individual plays (I am still not sure whether I prefer second or third series - they are so different it can sometimes be worth getting both), but for collected works and reading plays for the first time, I am quite happy with the 2007 edition of "RSC William Shakespeare Complete Works". I've heard the 2022 edition isn't as great as the old one, though I've not seen it myself to compare. It has decent introductions and synopses before each play, footnotes covering the very essentials of word definitions, double meanings, explanations of humorous malapropisms, and - which is unusuall for a collected works volume - the text is single column, making it easier to read even though it does as a compromise have slightly smaller text than some other editions. It also makes it easy to see at a glance when the text is in verse and when it is in prose, and it gives you room to make notes, too, if you are so inclined. I know some people have some bias against it, but I also think there is a great need for things like the Spark Notes No Fear Shakespeare series. With a modern translation of the text, it does allow people who struggle with the language to understand what is going on and what is being said, something that makes Shakespeare far more accessible. Some might argue that relying too much on a modern translation will make you miss out on the poetry and rhythm of the original, as well as not doing justice to double meanings, but none of that matters if you don't understand what's going on in the first place. Only once you know the literal meaning of a text can you truly start to appreciate the artistry of the writing. While I don't have any No Fear books myself, I have had a look at them in the bookshop and it seems to me they are laid out in a very clear way for reading the original text too. Indeed, glancing across to the opposing page to see a modern translation can be less disruptive to the reading experience than trying to find the correct footnote in another edition if you're not sure of the meaning.

You neglected to mention Richard's last stand where he killed 2 of the hired killers. The 1982 David Birney version does him one better and allows him to kill 3.

Thank you!. You gave me a bunch of items for my Christmas list.

Thanks for this - will definitely look into these! Have recently discovered that many maths books are actually quite cheap 2nd hand so I have been bingeing on them this year!

Thanks

You and your books so beautiful 😘

Really helpful! Thanks so much. And now, to Ethan Hawke et. al...

🥰 Oooh I’d love to see your reading list for her k-12 journey…

Gems !!! Thank you ❤

I found some of the Oxford editions a bit eccentrically edited for a beginner. Their King Lear only has the Quarto edition; the Folio passages aren't even in an appendix. I didn't realise anything was missing until I tried to check some lines I saw quoted elsewhere. The New Cambridge & Arden are more traditionally edited. Thanks for the video, though!

I'm going through and reading the complete works of Shakespeare as we speak, and am just having a hard time getting into them enough to be able to follow the stories. These little finger puppet versions are perfect to help me get a grasp of the characters and the plot. Now I can read these stories with much better understanding. Thank you So much for these!

thank you

These videos are still my best help on Shakespeare. I’ve gotten through many of his plays just because of watching these beforehand. Hope your life is going swimmingly!

This sucks🤪😜😝

My child and I LOVED your presentation.

This was great! I hadn’t heard of any of these. Our son enjoys Kitten’s First Full Moon, The Story of Ferdinand, and 8 Little Planets.

These finger puppets are also a great representation of the depth of most Shakespearean characters.

I love how you made Bardolph’s face red 🤣

Is every play meant to be played out as a theater or movie production?

Oh, these look lovely. Thanks for sharing. A rather vintage book I loved growing up was Sad Day, Glad Day. It's from 1971, and I loved the illustrations in it, and also that it was about a beloved doll.

That was brilliant! And all with a few pieces of card on the end of your fingers.

so lovely!! that last one.... i cried also !!! u should rename this video get emotionall wrecked by beautiful picture books haha <3