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Shakesqueer

Shakespeare—from boring to brilliant, everyone has their thoughts. For us, those thoughts just happen to be about how gay everyone is. Join Rubie and Kirsten—two queer drama students—on their journey to uncover the inherent LGBTQ+ themes in Shakespeare’s work. Enjoy scene performances, character analysis, and a little more on thou/thine pronouns than you ever thought you needed.

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    A Special Announcement!

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    "A Green Carnation" Twelfth Night's Antonio and Sebastian

    Our Twelfth Night series continues with one of Shakespeare’s most famous gays of all time—Antonio—and his relationship with Sebastian. Chapters:(1:08): 2.1 Scene Context (1:50): Act 2 Scene 1 Read(4:05): 2.1 Commentary: Prose & Pronouns (follow along with the notes below!)(9:48): 2.1 Commentary: Plot & Performance (15:30): 3.3 Scene Context (16:17): Act 3 Scene 3 Read(18:30): 3.3 Commentary (see our notes for extra comments [what Kirsten forgot to say])(29:00): 5.1 Scene Context (30:00): Act 5 Scene 1(31:15): 5.1 Commentary: Prose & Pronouns(36:00): 5.1 Commentary: Plot & Performance(38:30): Overall Commentary(45:24): Rubie’s Poem (also in our notes—check the link below!)Our Notes! (a.k.a. what’s in front of us)https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pns9vK_nVQd3RObykf82CwexUcb-kj1G?usp=sharingRead Along:Twelfth Night: Act 2 Scene 1 https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/2/1/Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 3https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/3/Twelfth Night: Act 5 Scene 1 (starting at line 69)https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/5/1/#line-5.1.69“We’ll put this in the description.”Elam, Keir (ed.) (2008) Twelfth Night. The Arden Shakespeare.Twelfth Night (2017) Christopher Luscombe [Film]. Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    “Do you listen to Girl in Red?” Twelfth Night’s Olivia and Viola

    Let’s go lesbians! Our debut kicks off with Olivia and Viola from Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night (Or What You Will). Chapters:(0:45): Introduction(1:50): Scene Context(2:50): Act 3 Scene 1 Read(7:24): Analysis(9:10): Kirsten’s Thou/Thine Breakdown(23:28): Act 3 Scene 4 Cold Read(26:58): Rubie’s Directorial ConceptsRead Along:Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 1 ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/1/#line-3.1.97⁠Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 4⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/4/#line-3.4.209⁠"We'll put this in the description:"Shakespeare, W. (2017) Twelfth Night. Royal Shakespeare Company.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Shakespeare—from boring to brilliant, everyone has their thoughts. For us, those thoughts just happen to be about how gay everyone is. Join Rubie and Kirsten—two queer drama students—on their journey to uncover the inherent LGBTQ+ themes in Shakespeare’s work. Enjoy scene performances, character analysis, and a little more on thou/thine pronouns than you ever thought you needed.

HOSTED BY

Rubie Butler and Kirsten Vanderspek

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Shakespeare—from boring to brilliant, everyone has their thoughts. For us, those thoughts just happen to be about how gay everyone is. Join Rubie and Kirsten—two queer drama students—on their journey to uncover the inherent LGBTQ+ themes in Shakespeare’s work. Enjoy scene performances, character...

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