Get Thee to a Notary!

About this episode

The episode explores the dynamics of love and manipulation in Shakespeare's works, particularly through the character of Ophelia.

Send us Fan Mail Master Shakespeare, are you ready? SHAKESPEARE: As ready as any man may be, entering a room where love is examined like evidence. GEORGE: That’s exactly it. Because what happens here is not romance. It’s a controlled experiment—and Ophelia is the instrument. GEORGE: Let’s start with the setup. Claudius and Polonius plan to spy. They stage-manage Ophelia. They put a book in her hands. They position her. What’s the moral temperature of this plan? SHAKESPEARE: Cold. And conv...

People in this episode

Host: George Bartley

Guest: Shakespeare

Topics covered

• Shakespeare
• literature
• character analysis
• theater
• love
• experimentation

Keywords

• Shakespeare
• Ophelia
• Claudius
• Polonius
• love
• theater
• character analysis

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