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Bite-Sized Shakespeare

Bite-Sized Shakespeare

By: Emma & Jessica
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Have you ever felt intimidated by Shakespeare? Have you thought it was another language? What's iambic pentameter anyway? If you've had these questions, then this is the podcast for you! Emma and Jess make Shakespeare digestible by breaking up the plays into bite-sized pieces. Come learn with us as we talk about each of Shakespeare's plays and their main themes - with a few laughs along the way.Emma & Jessica Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Hamlet Pt. 1
    Apr 11 2022

    Fly off to Denmark and explore Emma's favorite play: Hamlet! This week, Emma and Jess talk about the play in which Shakespeare wrote some of his most famous lines, and that is possibly the greatest work in English literature.

    Content Warning: This episode contains talk of murder, suicide, abusive relationships, and general violence.


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    Sources:

    Babra, Neil, and William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Spark Publishing, 2020.

    “Hamlet: No Fear Translation.” Sparknotes, SparkNotes, https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/hamlet/.

    Shakespeare, W. (2014). The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Canterbury Classics/ Baker & Taylor Publishing Group.

    Shakespeare, William, et al. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.

    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2022, from http://shakespeare.mit.edu/

    Wells, Stanley, and Anjna Chouhan. The Shakespeare Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained. Dk Publishing, 2015.

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    41 mins
  • What is Iambic Pentameter?
    Mar 27 2022

    Welcome to the first Bite-Sized Bit, a mini episode dedicated to answering listener questions! This week, Emma talks about iambic pentameter and what it is in the context of Shakespeare's works.

    Sources:

    Jamieson, Lee. “How Shakespeare Uses Meter to Create Rhythm and Emotion.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 12 Aug. 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/introducing-iambic-pentameter-2985082.

    TEDEducation, et al. Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter. YouTube, YouTube, 27 Jan. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lsuyUNu_4. Accessed 26 Mar. 2022.

    Follow Us!

    Insta: @bitesizedshakespeare

    Twitter: @BiteShakespeare

    TikTok: @emandjesspodcasts

    Questions, Comments, Concerns?

    Email us: emandjesspodcasts@gmail.com

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    6 mins
  • Romeo and Juliet Pt. 2
    Mar 21 2022

    In the second half of our deep dive into Shakespeare's romantic tragedy, we discover the woeful end for our lovers as well as contemplating how such sadness could have been avoided, the woes of misusing poison and Jess's deep hatred of Paris.

    Follow us!

    Insta: @bitesizedshakespeare

    Twitter: @BiteShakespeare

    TikTok: @emandjesspodcasts

    Questions, Comments, Concerns?

    email us: emandjesspodcasts@gmail.com

    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2022, from http://shakespeare.mit.edu/

    Shakespeare, W. (2014). The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Canterbury Classics/ Baker & Taylor Publishing Group.

    Wells, Stanley, and Anjna Chouhan. The Shakespeare Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained. Dk Publishing, 2015.


    Content Warnings:

    Mentions of Violence

    Suicide

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    20 mins
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