OSHER 797 - Shakespeare: The History Plays

Join us as we reveal the personalities of characters, dissect the major themes, and are seduced by the language used by Shakespeare. Better understand the influences of the Elizabethan era on his writings and develop a greater understanding of Shakespeare's cultural messages by reading and discussing select soliloquys from several of the history plays - King John, Richard II, Henry IV (part 1), Henry IV (part 2), Henry V, and Richard III.