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The Merry Wives of Windsor Part 3 - The Language
The Merry Wives of Windsor Part 3 - The Language
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Part 3 features close-readings of several significant speeches from Falstaff, Ford, and Mistress Page. We explore how the play creates its comedy, as well as how Shakespeare introduces an undertone of darkness in the sexual jealousy he would go on to explore in later tragedies.
Speeches and Performers:
Mistress Page, Act 1, “What have I ’scaped love letters …” (Amanda Harris)
Master Ford, Act 2, “What a damned epicurean rascal …” (Adam Courting)
Falstaff, Act 3, “Have I lived to be carried in a basket …” (Stephen Leask)
Speeches and Performers:
Mistress Page, Act 1, “What have I ’scaped love letters …” (Amanda Harris)
Master Ford, Act 2, “What a damned epicurean rascal …” (Adam Courting)
Falstaff, Act 3, “Have I lived to be carried in a basket …” (Stephen Leask)
Released:
Jul 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (84)
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