PODCAST: Emma Smith from Oxford University on Titus Andronicus
Focusing in detail on one particular scene, and on critical responses to it, this sixth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on Titus Andronicus deals with violence, rhetoric, and the nature of dramatic sensationalism.
Titus Andronicus: Historical Context
As part of our exploration of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus the class is engaging in some research about the Elizabethan times and the context from which the play arose. Included here is a short video where I try to give the students some cues to the lines of inquiry they might wish to pursue and also, attached below, is the research questions with the students committing to following these attached. Ultimately the outcomes of...
Titus Andronicus
English Literature: Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage As is outlined in the year plan, this term is all about the study of a Shakespearian play and the comparison of it with another text from the English Literary Heritage. We have started this project off with a bang with our first visit from Chris from the Royal Shakespeare Company who took everyone through the very complex plot of the play in a dynamic Friday afternoon lesson....
