OSHER 885 - Shakespeare: The Wars of the Roses

Join us as we reveal the unique characters and language in Shakespeare's major English History plays. Thrill to the language in Richard ll, Henry lV Parts One and Two, Henry V, Henry Vl Part Three, and Richard lll. The Wars of the Roses underlie the action. Featured in two of the plays, we will examine the mercurial Falstaff, Shakespeare's protean man and perhaps his most fascinating invention. This class will emphasize speaking selected soliloquys aloud as a fundamental technique for appreciating the genius of these plays.