Key scenes of the play are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot.

Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. Lago is determined to bring about the downfall of Othello's new favorite, Cassio, and destroy Othello in the process, by casting aspersions on Othello's new bride.

"Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' reflects perennial cultural concerns about order and freedom, particularly as they clash in the figures of Caesar and Brutus. This innovative experiment in Shakespeare literacy provides materials to provoke interpretations of the cultural meanings of 'Julius Caesar' based on historical reactions to the play, allusions to its language, and often unconscious echoes of its symbols. Most of the materials presented here are...

Contains the complete text of the historical play about the struggle between love and power which ultimately led to Cleopatra's death. Includes critical information, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

"Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century (400 B.C.E.). Greek...

Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences.