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Shakespeare's Life, Work, and Characters

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About Shakespeare's Life, Work, and Characters

HarvardX's Shakespeare's Life, Work, and Characters XSeries Program

Shakespeare's Life and Work

Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Shylock

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

What You Will Learn?

  • Foundational knowledge on the cultural significance of Shakespeare’s plays..
  • How Shakespeare’s work was considered in his own time and in the present, in his own country and around the world..
  • Appreciate Shakespearean dramaturgy and language..
  • Identify historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare’s artistic choices..
  • Explore the implications of different theatrical and performance interpretations..