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shakespeare unbard

by joel fishbane

a podcast in which joel fishbane explores each of Shakespeare's plays, offering tidbits, trivia, and revisionist interpretations of all those plays they made you read in school.

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  1. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 38: We rest at your service and bid you good night!

    There's a pleasing symmetry to the fact that the Bard opened his career with "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" and closed it , so far as we know, with "The Two Noble Kinsmen". In this last episode of "Shakespeare Unbard", Joel discusses Shakespeare's last known work and leaves you with some parting...

  2. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 37: All is not necessarily true in Henry VIII

    Just as King Lear isn't about King Lear and Julius Caesar isn't about Julius Caesar, Henry VIII isn't about Henry VIII. Its central figures are Wolsey and Katharine, each of whom emerge as the protagonists in what amounts to an uneven historical epic.

  3. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 36: O Brave New World That Has The Tempest In It

    Beloved among Shakespeare fans, The Tempest holds a regal place in the canon, mostly because of the popular belief that Prospero is a stand-in for the Bard himself. In Episode 36, Joel discusses the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself.

  4. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 35: Cymbeline or the Bard's Greatest Hits

    Mixing history, comedy, and tragedy, Cymbeline is a grab-bag, the equivalent of a Shakespearian mix-tape. There's no way around it: Cymbeline is Shakespeare's craziest play, a wild theatrical experiment that mashes so many different genres, plots, and styles that it's astonishing the thing makes...

  5. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 34: Exits Hurriedly, Pursued by The Winter's Tale

    "A sad tale's best for winter" asserts Mamillius, the doomed prince of Bohemia, and rarely has a Shakespearian character summarized his own story so well. His words are proved true as we watch The Winter's Tale, a bittersweet bit of theatre that is one of the most unique Shakespeare ever devised.

  6. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep 33: All is Rotten in Rome...Again. Time for Coriolanus.

    There's no record of the Coriolanus being performed before 1682 and even after that the play remained unpopular. It's only recently that the play finally appears to be achieving some of the recognition it deserves. In this episode, Joel discusses this complex play that should be more popular than...

  7. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 32: Pericles is a mess - but who do we blame?

    Most likely written with a collaborator, Pericles: Prince of Tyre is a dramatic hodegepodge, a mash-up of myth and fairy tales that has the distinction of being one of the few complete dramatic failures in the canon. In this episode, Joel examines the dramatic question of whether Pericles can…

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  8. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 31: The Infinite Variety of Antony and Cleopatra

    a look at antony and cleopatra

  9. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 30: The play that shall not be named

    an exploration of macbeth

  10. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 29: Tragedy? Satire? Only one thing is clear: it's Timon of Athens

    a look at timon of athens

  11. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 28: Kent v. the King: Who is the protagonist of "King Lear"?

    an examination of king lear

  12. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 27: Spoiler Alert: All's Well That Ends Well Does Not End Well

    a look at all's well that ends well

  13. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 26: The Play About Iago (a.k.a. Othello)

    a look at othello

  14. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 25: Isabella vs Angelo in Measure for Measure

    a look at measure formeasure

  15. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 24: O Beauty, Where is Thy Faith in Troilus and Cressida?

    a look at troilus and cressida

  16. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 23: What is Twelfth Night? It's what you will!

    joel fishbane discusses twelfth night

  17. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 22: All is not rotten in Denmark - until Hamlet comes along

    a look at hamlet

  18. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 21: All the world's a stage, and that's As You Like It

    a look at as you like it

  19. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 20: Julius Caesar has a really bad day on the Ides of March

    a look at julius caesar

  20. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 19: Henry IV, Part III...oops, I mean Henry V

    an examination of henry v

  21. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 18: Benedict and Beatrice Steal Much Ado About Nothing

    a look at much ado about nothing

  22. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 17: Is "The Merry Wives of Windsor": prequel or fan fiction?

    a discussion about the merry wives of windsor

  23. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 16: The Misfit of Art that is Henry IV Part Two

    a look at henry iv part two

  24. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 15: What's Shakespeare's best play? It's Henry IV Part One

    a look at henry iv part one

  25. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 14: Why do we keep performing The Merchant of Venice?

    a look at the merchant of venice

  26. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 13: Why did Shakespeare write about King John?

    a look at king john

  27. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 12: A Midsummer Night's Dream: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Helena?

    a look at a midsummer nights dream

  28. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 11. There's nothing timeless about Romeo and Juliet.

    a discussion of romeo and juliet

  29. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 10. The underrated masterpiece that is Richard II

    an examination of richard ii

  30. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 9: The Comedy of Errors should be taken seriously

    an examination of the comedy of errors

  31. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 8. Love's Labor's Last: No plot, no villains, no happy ending? No problem.

    Love's Labour's Lost is a play with no plot, no villains, and no happy ending - and yet the play has such a charming premise that Joel Fishbane is enchanted everytime the play crosses his path. Also: a one minute summary and both the 2000 film and 2013 musical are discussed.

  32. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 7. Titus Andronicus: A Slasher Film Before There Were Slasher Films

    a look at titus andronicus. Viewer discretion is advised.

  33. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 06. Richard III: the Man Who Would Be King

    joel fishbane discusses richard iii

  34. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 05. Richard III, Part I....oops, I mean Henry VI Part Three

    Henry 6.3 is discussed

  35. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 4. Adultery! Witchcraft! Pirates! Or Henry VI Part II

    Joel Fishbane tries to get you excited about Shakespeare, one play at a time

  36. Shakespeare Unbard Ep. 3: The often maligned Henry VI, Part One

    Joel Fishbane tries to get you excited about Shakespeare, one play at a time

  37. Shakespeare Unbard Ep 02. Is The Taming of the Shrew sexist? Spoiler Alert: Yes.

    Joel Fishbane tries to get you excited about Shakespeare, one play at a time

  38. Shakespeare Unbard, Ep. 1 Do Those Two Gentlemen of Verona Deserve a Better Fate?

    Joel Fishbane tries to get you excited about Shakespeare, one play at a time

  39. shakespeare unbard , Ep. 0000 - exploring shakespeare, play by play

    Joel Fishbane tries to get you excited about Shakespeare, one play at a time

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a podcast in which joel fishbane explores each of Shakespeare's plays, offering tidbits, trivia, and revisionist interpretations of all those plays they made you read in school.

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