Shakespeare's seven great tragedies contain unmistakable elements that set them apart from any other plays ever written. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare embodied in the character of Juliet the world's most impressive representation ever of a woman in love. With Julius Caesar, the great playwright produced a drama of astonishing and perpetual relevance. In Hamlet, Shakespeare created a character with the most brilliant mind in all of literature. And the character of Iago in Othello has been the very archetype of the villain ever since. King Lear presents audiences with unparalleled emotional and intellectual demands. Macbeth is a play of ruthless economy in which Shakespeare forces his audience into intimate sympathy with a man not far from being a mass murderer. Finally, in Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare created something entirely new: a vast political and historical conspectus involving the whole world.Lecture 1 Romeo and Juliet
Lecture 2 Julius Caesar
Lecture 3 Hamlet: Part I
Lecture 4 Hamlet: Part II
Lecture 5 Hamlet: Part III
Lecture 6 Othello: Part I
Lecture 7 Othello: Part II
Lecture 8 King Lear: Part I
Lecture 9 King Lear: Part II
Lecture 10 King Lear: Part III
Lecture 11 Macbeth: Part I
Lecture 12 Macbeth: Part II
Lecture 13 Antony and Cleopatra: Part I
Lecture 14 Antony and Cleopatra: Part II