Résultats pour "Hearts" dans Shakespeare

New York, NY, August 9, 2026 - Author S. Barrow Wilson brings the enduring themes of Shakespeare into a dramatically different historical setting with Heart of Marble, a modern adaptation of King Lear unfolding in British Burma in 1914. As international tensions gather, an aging Lear prepares to retire after building an expansive tea plantation. Determined to preserve the privileges of his rank, he divides his estate between two of his three daughters, setting in motion a family struggle shaped by ambition & abandonment, versus loyalty.

As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream are two comedies by William Shakespeare that have been entertaining audiences for centuries. Both have been adapted to radio and film and continue to be taught in high schools and universities. But as with most of Shakespeare's works, modern audiences sometimes need some help absorbing elements of both plays. While these lectures are grounded in scholarly research, they are also accessible for contemporary audiences, helping them appreciate more fully these two great theatrical works.