vickispreadbury

Awkward Shakespeare

Education EN ↓ 30 episodes

Want to understand more about Shakespeare’s plays but not into boring lectures on how to pass a GCSE in English literature? Awkward Shakespeare is a scene by scene guide to some of Shakespeare’s greatest works, an in-depth but lighthearted exploration of the stories and language behind the plays. Every episode deals with a single scene, so it’s really easy to navigate, and we’ll be looking at key characters and key concepts along the way.

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Episodes

Macbeth Episode 4 - Black and Deep Desires 24.10.2024 24:47

Macbeth Act 1 Scene 4 The king sounds the dramatic irony klaxon as he talks about how much he trusted the previous Thane of Cawdor. Duncan is grateful to Macbeth for all his excellent fighting, but names his son as his heir, sending Macbeth into further dark thoughts about what he might have to do to become king himself.

Macbeth Episode 3 - All Hail Macbeth 23.10.2024 31:26

Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3 The weird sisters talk shipwrecks and severed thumbs, and throw Macbeth into existential turmoil by telling him he's going to be King. Apparently out of nowhere he starts considering murder. Meanwhile Banquo is impressively chill about potentially fathering a dynasty of Scottish monarchs.

Macbeth Episode 2 - Brave Macbeth 18.10.2024 15:33

Macbeth Act 1 Scene 2 An injured Captain reports from the battlefield, we hear how great a soldier "valour's minion" (no, not that kind) Macbeth is, and a rebel gets unceremoniously sliced in half. (Republished after a correction!)

Macbeth Episode 1 - Fair is foul, and foul is fair 17.10.2024 23:11

Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Our story begins with three witches on a Scottish heath. They don't say much, but do they need to?

Introduction: Why Be Awkward? 17.10.2024 8:00

Why the Awkward English Teacher? Why Awkward Shakespeare? Why a podcast at all? An introduction to the reasoning behind a scene by scene Shakespeare podcast.