052 Shotgun Marriages French Style: All's Well That Ends Well (1598)

Helena loves Count Bertram, but fears he'll never love a commoner. She's right.  We're in the Kingdom of France, and the King is dying of disease. None of his doctors can help, but Helena's dead doctor dad left her a special medicinal formula. In exchange for saving the King's life, the King will let her choose any man she likes for a husband. She chooses her childhood friend Count Bertram. Rather than marry a commoner, Bertram runs away to war. Can Helena snare her man? Is all well in "All's Well"? Join Michael and Sophie to find out! Make sure to subscribe and share this podcast! Comments and questions can be sent to [email protected] Sources:  The Oxford Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well (Oxford University Press) Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)