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Familiarize students with Shakespeare and his celebrated works with these vibrant programs. Excellent companions to the written texts, this program series introduces basic themes, plots, and characters.
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Shakespeare: Origins
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Origins and Style is an introduction to understanding and appreciating Shakespeare. After exploring Shakespeare's life and times, this DVD contains sections on understanding Shakespeare's poetry and the elements of Elizabethan drama. Also, by evaluating the tragic figure that is Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the Standard Deviants help viewers understand exactly what a tragedy is. Finally, this DVD offers a brief overview of Shakespeare's development as a tragedian.
Shakespeare: Othello
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This DVD examines three plays that reveal Shakespeare at his height as a writer of tragedies. This trio of tragedies contains Shakespeare's variations on the tragic figure: A man destroyed by jealousy (Othello), a man destroyed by ambition (Macbeth), and a man destroyed by hubris and ultimately redeemed by love (King Lear). The Standard Deviants take the "mystery" out of these difficult plays, making them easier to understand and appreciate.
Shakespeare: Tragedies
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This DVD examines three of Shakespeare's tragedies: his first, his most beloved, and his most famous. The Standard Deviants explore Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's first tragedy - a flawed, but promising play - to highlight what makes a great tragedy, and to reveal that even Shakespeare had to learn his craft. Additionally, the program provides insight into understanding the poetry, characters, and plot of Romeo and Juliet. Finally, the program provides easy-to-understand approaches to Shakespeare's best-known and perhaps most complex work, Hamlet.
Shakespeare - Othello, MacBeth, Romeo & Juliet, Titus, Hamlet, and King Lear
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There is no question that Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in human history. His works are filled with love, action, revenge - all the makings of a top-grossing movie. However, Shakespeare's use of language often makes it difficult to follow his plays.

This Standard Deviants series explains the origins of his style and breaks down the some of his best-known plays with simple synopses and character analyses. The Shakespeare Tragedies DVD 3-Pack contains all three Shakespeare Tragedies DVDs (Origins and Style, Othello/Macbeth/King Lear, Titus Andronicus/Romeo & Juliet/Hamlet) at a discounted price.
Just the Facts: Understanding Shakespeare (4 Pack)
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Understanding Shakespeare - 4 Volume Set

Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare.  Now with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can!  This Tragedy Series brings four of Shakespeare’s greatest plays to life, with the skilled help of classically trained actors and internationally renowned Shakespearean scholars.  Key scenes are acted, analyzed and interpreted throughout the plays.  Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot.  Whether or nor you’ve read Shakespeare before, this program is the best way to understand, appreciate and enjoy the majesty of his greatest tragedies.

Hamlet
Considered by many authorities as Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet may also be the most representative character in all-dramatic literature.  It’s a classic tragedy of a young prince torn by indecision.  “To be or not to be? That is the question” for a grief-stricken hero caught in the toils of countless dangers.  Revenge, nobility, and honor are the quintessential elements of one of Shakespeare’s great masterworks.

MacBeth
Did you know that popular phrases “sound and fury” “primrose way” and “the milk of human kindness” are taken from MacBeth?  Shakespeare’s classic tragedy tells the story of a good man gone bad, driven to murder by “ugly ambition” and fueled by a power-hungry wife.  MacBeth’s desire to fulfill his prophecies of greatness – foretold by three witches – ultimately leads to wicked acts and his eventual downfall.

Othello
Othello presents the timeless battle of good versus evil.  The sinister Iago is pitted against Othello, a man of honor.  Yet Othello “loved not wisely, but too well,” perhaps his tragic flaw.  Iago, the classic Shakespearean antagonist, manipulates Othello’s trust until it becomes a fit of deadly jealousy and rage that causes him to murder his loving wife Desdemona.  Shakespeare’s display of dramatic, situational and verbal irony makes Othello one of his most fascinating works.

Romeo and Juliet
Although Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it’s a tale of “star-crossed lovers” is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature.  In their heedless passion for each other, Romeo and Juliet defy the rules of their world to be together.  The Capulets and Montagues, warring families of Verona, are ultimately united by Romeo and Juliet’s doomed relationship. A classic story that has since seen many modern interpretations.

Just the Facts: Understanding Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet
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Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare. Now with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can! This Tragedy Series brings four of Shakespeare's greatest plays to life, with the skilled help of classically trained actors and internationally renowned Shakespearean scholars. Key scenes are acted, analyzed and interpreted throughout the plays. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot. Whether or nor you have read Shakespeare before, this program is the best way to understand, appreciate and enjoy the majesty of his greatest tragedies.

Romeo and Juliet
Although Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it is a tale of star-crossed lovers that is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature. In their heedless passion for each other, Romeo and Juliet defy the rules of their world to be together. The Capulets and Montagues, warring families of Verona, are ultimately united by Romeo and Juliets doomed relationship. A classic story that has since seen many modern interpretations.

Just the Facts: Understanding Shakespeare: Othello
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UNDERSTANDING SHAKESPEARE: OTHELLO

Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare. Now with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can! The Tragedy Series brings four of Shakespeare’s greatest plays to life, with the skilled help of classically trained actors and internationally renowned Shakespearean scholars. Key scenes are acted, then analyzed and interpreted throughout the play. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot. Whether or nor you’ve read Shakespeare before, this program is the best way to understand, appreciate and enjoy the majesty of his great tragedies.

Othello presents the timeless battle of good versus evil. The sinister Iago is pitted against Othello, a man of honor. Yet Othello “loved not wisely, but too well,” perhaps his tragic flaw. Iago, the classic Shakespearean antagonist, manipulates Othello’s trust until it becomes a fit of deadly jealousy and rage that causes him to murder his loving wife Desdemona. Shakespeare’s display of dramatic, situational and verbal irony makes Othello one of his most fascinating works.

Just the Facts: Understanding Shakespeare: Hamlet
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Understanding Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare. Now with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can! This Tragedy Series brings four of Shakespeare’s greatest plays to life, with the skilled help of classically trained actors and internationally renowned Shakespearean scholars. Key scenes are acted, analyzed and interpreted throughout the plays. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot. Whether or nor you’ve read Shakespeare before, this program is the best way to understand, appreciate and enjoy the majesty of his greatest tragedies.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Considered by many authorities as Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet may also be the most representative character in all-dramatic literature. It’s a classic tragedy of a young prince torn by indecision. “To be or not to be? That is the question” for a grief-stricken hero caught in the toils of countless dangers. Revenge, nobility, and honor are the quintessential elements of one of Shakespeare’s great masterworks.

Just the Facts: Understanding Shakespeare: Macbeth
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Understanding Shakespeare: MacBeth

Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare. Now, with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can! The Tragedy Series brings four of Shakespeare's greatest plays to life, with skilled help of classically trained actors and internationally renowned Shakespearean scholars. Key scenes are acted, the analyzed and interpreted throughout the play. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot. Whether or not you have read Shakespeare before, this program is the best way to understand, appreciate and enjoy the majesty of his greatest tragedies.

Did you know that popular phrases sound and fury¯, primrose way, and the milk of human kindness,¯ are taken from MacBeth? Shakespeare's classic tragedy tells the story of a good man gone bad, driven to murder by ugly ambition and fueled by a power-hungry wife. MacBeth's desire to fulfill his prophecies of greatness, foretold by three witches, ultimately leads to wicked acts and his eventual downfall.

Just the Facts: Shakespeare in London
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Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written.  This incredible period is a source of continued fascination and was portrayed in 1998’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture, Shakespeare in Love, also dramatized in 2006’s Elizabeth I, an Emmy Award-winning television miniseries, and NOW a new feature film starring Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth, The Golden Age.

The story begins with the first written documentation of Shakespeare in London – his life on the bank of the River Thames, against the dramatic backdrop of the New Globe Playhouse.  The “Virgin Queen” Elizabeth I sits upon the throne and Christopher Marlowe (famous poet and playwright) is at the height of his popularity, but there are rumblings in the theatre awning… of a young upstart who has stolen ideas from the undisputed master!

Illustrated by dramatic reconstruction of late Elizabethan life and scenes from the plays themselves, this program shows many sites that were known to Shakespeare – from the Tower of London to the taverns made famous by Falstaff and other Shakespearean characters, and of course, the murky River Thames.  Shakespeare in London places the Bard in the context of his times by using accounts of those who knew him during the major events of the time including the threat of the Spanish Armada; political intrigue at the court of Queen Elizabeth; voyages and discovery of far away lands; the plague, and even the untimely death of Christopher Marlowe.

The story of Shakespeare in London equals the finest of the works that brought him such fame. It will be enjoyed by all lovers of popular literature and particularly Renaissance England.
   
 

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