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SUMMARY:As You Like It
DESCRIPTION:THE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT\nat the Carnegie Stout Library\, Dubuque\, IA\nFall 2025\nREINVENTING COMEDY \nAs You Like It\nAs You Like It is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare about Rosalind\, a clever young woman banished from court\, who disguises herself as a man and flees to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia. In the forest\, they encounter Rosalind’s love interest\, Orlando\, who is also seeking refuge from his own brother\, and a community of exiled lords led by Rosalind’s father. The play explores themes of love\, disguise\, and country versus court life\, as various characters navigate the forest’s wild setting and find themselves entangled in humorous and unexpected romantic situations\, culminating in multiple marriages and the resolution of political conflicts. \nFolger Text link:\nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/as-you-like-it/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/705400 \nDec 12th\, 2025 2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/as-you-like-it/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Much Ado About Nothing
DESCRIPTION:THE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT\nat the Carnegie Stout Library\, Dubuque\, IA\nFall 2025\nREINVENTING COMEDY \nMuch Ado About Nothing\nMuch Ado About Nothing centers on two interconnected plots: the near-instant love of Claudio and Hero\, and the witty antagonism between Beatrice and Benedick. Don John\, the villain\, attempts to disgrace Hero by fabricating evidence of her unfaithfulness\, which leads to her public shaming. The other main plot involves friends tricking Beatrice and Benedick into falling in love by making them believe the other reciprocates their affections. \nFolger Text link:\nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/much-ado-about-nothing/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/850147 \nNov 9th\, 2025 2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/341/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:The Merchant of Venice
DESCRIPTION:THE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT\nat the Carnegie Stout Library\, Dubuque\, IA\nFall 2025\nREINVENTING COMEDY \n  \nThe Merchant of Venice \nIn William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice\, the wealthy but depressed merchant Antonio defaults on a loan from the Jewish moneylender Shylock\, who demands a literal pound of Antonio’s flesh as payment due to past mistreatment. Antonio’s friend Bassanio must go to Belmont to court the rich heiress Portia\, whose hand in marriage is won by Bassanio by passing a difficult test of choosing one of three caskets. When Antonio defaults on the loan and Shylock insists on the grim penalty\, Portia\, disguised as a male lawyer\, arrives in Venice and outmaneuvers Shylock in court\, saving Antonio’s life and causing Shylock’s ruin. \n  \nFolger Text Link:\nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-merchant-of-venice/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/931094 \nOct 12th\, 2025 2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/the-merchant-of-venice/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:The Merry Wives of Windsor
DESCRIPTION:THE DUBUQUE SHAKESPEARE PROJECT\nat the Carnegie Stout Library\, Dubuque\, IA\nFall 2025\nREINVENTING COMEDY \nThe Merry Wives of Windsor\nSynopsis: Shakespeare’s only full play to be set in contemporary England\, Merry Wives borrows Falstaff and other characters from Henry IV’s Eastcheap and throws them into suburban small town Windsor. Falstaff tries to seduce the titular wives\, but the smart wives know just how to play him. A list of suitors to young Anne provides the second plot to add to the mayhem. \nDiscussion Topics:\n• In the city comedies of Elizabethan theatre\, good wives resisted seduction while the merry wives gave in. Shakespeare subverts both by changing the location and the nature of the merry wives in this play. How does this help build the comedy in the play?\n• The tension between city life and country life is explored by introducing Falstaff as an interloper into the Windsor community. How does Shakespeare develop this theme and provide resolution? Consider Falstaff’s attitude at the beginning and at the end.\n• Besides being fat and exhibiting linguistic flourish\, the Falstaff of Merry Wives has little in common with the witty Falstaff of Henry IV. What aspects are still retained and how does this help this character fit into the genial world of this play?\n• The comedies allow Shakespeare to create some of his most complex women\, who also drive the plot. The titular merry wives\, Anne Page and Mistress Quickly are all sharply etched and prove to be the plot engines\, sometimes even working against each other. Consider these characters by themselves and in relation to their setting.\n• Often called a modern play (as in reflecting current ‘mode’)\, Merry Wives presents a wealth of detail about contemporary Elizabethan England. What aspects stand out about this time and place and what aspect still resonate with us today? \nFolger Text Link:\nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/\nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/930979 \nOther resources to consider:\nThe Merry Wives of Windsor\, 2005 Globe production. https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/102821\nFalstaff. Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. \nSep 14\, 2025 2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Henry IV - Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: The usurper Bolingbrooke from Richard II is now Henry IV and is beset with external and internal threats. The rebels led by  The rebels led by erstwhile ally Northumberland and his son ‘Hotspur’ join forces with the Welsh Glendower posing the external threat. The crown prince Hal is meanwhile carousing in disreputable Eastcheap in the company of the dissolute Falstaff\, drinking and thieving while his father King frets and worries. \n  \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nFathers and sons in various combinations occupy a central role in Henry IV-1. King Henry and Hal\, Falstaff and Hal\, Henry Percy and Hotspur are some the pairings. How does Shakespeare develop themes of paternal influence through multiple pairings?\nBeyond father-son pairings\, the play consistently emphasizes familial relationships both in the King’s circle and between the rebels. One of the few women’s roles is Kate Percy\, a brilliantly sketched character that matches her husband Hotspur. How does Shakespeare employ these characters and relationships to comment on how the political becomes personal?\nIf the play can be considered as a ‘coming of age’ play for Prince Hal\, two outsize figures dominate the play: Falstaff and Hotspur. During the Battle of Shrewsbury\, Hal pays tribute to both. How do these larger-than-life figures inform the themes of the play\, especially Honor?\nThe Eastcheap of the Henriad plays is an almost mythical place bursting with colorful characters and dominated by the bulky Falstaff. What roles do Eastcheap and Falstaff play in the story of Hal and how do they create their own narrative?\n\n\nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/henry-iv-part-1/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/5332684?vp=dubuque&frontend=kui \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nThe Hollow Crown\, 2012 BBC series\, Ep. 2 (Jeremy Irons as Henry IV) \nMy Own Private Idaho\, 1991 Gus Van Sant film inspired by HIV \nChimes at Midnight\, 1965 Orson Welles film centered on Falstaff
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/henry-iv-part-1/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Richard II
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: A poetic history written entirely in verse\, Richard II is about the struggle between the legitimate but tyrannical Richard and the competent plainspoken Bolingbroke who is wronged yet unsympathetic. Exquisitely balanced in plot\, character and tone\, the play raises several troubling questions about the divine right of kings. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nRichard is highly performative with theatrically extravagant gestures\, but in many ways opposite of the performative Richard III who invites the audience into his machinations. How does Shakespeare manipulate audience sympathies for Richard through the course of the play using the poet-king’s theatricality?\nBolingbroke is horribly mistreated by the king and has legitimate grievances\, yet Shakespeare makes him oddly unsympathetic giving him no soliloquies or speeches in his defense. Bolingbroke is presented as beloved of the people and competent as a soldier and leader\, yet the play sees him as chilly and remote. How does this portrayal inform the debate about the divine right of kings and effective leadership?\nPlays about Richard II were quite popular and performed often during Elizabeth’s last decade of rule\, a pointed rebuke to her reign of flatterers and lack of succession. The deposition scene where Richard voluntarily gives up the crown was not printed during her lifetime and perhaps not performed. How does the play balance the charisma of royal reign against the stolid and opportunistic Bolingbroke?\nRichard II is an astonishing poetic achievement with numerous rhyming couplets and breathtaking imagery\, especially involving the sun and water and vertical movement. Richard himself is a poet limited in his subject matter to himself\, his lyricism becoming more rapturous as his fortunes dwindle. How does this force us to consider the humanity of leaders even as we recognize their failures as leaders?\n\n  \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/richard-ii/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/5332698?vp=dubuque&frontend=kui \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nThe Hollow Crown\, 2012 BBC series\, Ep. 1 (Ben Whishaw as Richard II) \nDeborah Warner’s controversial 1995 National Theatre staging with Fiona Shaw as Richard II: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/11259623?vp=dubuque \nIan McKellan as Richard II (1971): https://youtu.be/Os-t6E-iSeU?si=DTB-ai5BkhUwGd6z \nEdward II. Play by Christpher Marlowe. \n  \nFeb 9\, 2025              2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-richard-ii/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Discussion: King John
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: Set further back than any other history\, King John deals with rival claims to the English throne after the death of Richard I (the Lionheart). The brother John occupies the throne guided by his mother\, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The King of France supports John’s nephew Arthur\, a young boy who has a better claim through primogeniture. The power plays are crude\, accidental fate introducing further uncertainty. \n  \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nThe idea of primogeniture (first son ascending to the title) was just beginning to take hold in Europe when the events of King John are set. While John and Arthur have competing claims\, it is the proudly illegitimate Bastard Faulconbridge who dominates the play. How does Shakespeare interrogate the ideas of self and legitimacy with different characters?\nCommodity or self-interest is the driving force for most characters. How does the Bastard’s speech illuminate how commodity works and how he himself chooses to work with and around it? What role does fate play?\nIn a play full of cynical politicking where none of the royals or religious figures behave properly\, the Bastard Faulconbridge and the boy Arthur stand out as moral centers. Yet\, their approaches as well as fates are quite different. How does Shakespeare develop these characters as moral centers and how does he portray the development of a moral compass\, especially in the Bastard and in Hubert\, the executioner?\nUnusually for Shakespeare in general and histories in particular\, mothers and sons dominate the play with Eleanor/ John\, Constance/ Arthur and Lady Faulconbridge/ Robert\, Philip. How does Shakespeare use mothers and sons to illuminate birthright and character?\n\n  \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/king-john/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/5332792?vp=dubuque&frontend=kui \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nHamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (2020) A fictional work about the effect of son Hamnet’s death on William and Agnes Shakespeare. \n  \nJan 12\, 2025             2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-king-john/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Discussion: A Midsummer Night's Dream
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: A royal wedding from Greek mythology. Two pairs of lovers with all sorts of love triangles. A troupe of amateur actors. A quarrel between the faerie queen and the faerie king. And the delightful faerie mischief-maker Puck with assorted woodland creatures from the English countryside. Shakespeare’s second shortest play sets up all these plot strands and lets them collide into each other while creating a panoply of memorable characters. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nWhere Romeo and Juliet celebrates love\, Midsummer looks at its mutability. All plot strands examine love from different angles and even sends up R&J in the Pyramus and Thisbe play-within-the-play. How does Shakespeare use multiple plot lines to explore the nature of love?\nOvid’s Metamorphoses provides the plot for one of the strands and also acts as a thematic element with several characters undergoing transformation. What components of a personality stay intact and what aspects undergo change? How does this set up a slippery environment where everything is in flux\, including reality itself?\nPower inequities dominate the play: between parents and children\, between genders\, between classes\, etc. How does Shakespeare manipulate action to let the audience constantly shift their sympathies and actively engage with the power dynamics?\n\n  \nFolger Text Link: \nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/a-midsummer-nights-dream/ \n  \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/704863 \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nhttps://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/172554 Ballet version\, 2007. \nA Midsummer Night’s Dream 1999 movie with Rupert Everett\, Michele Pfeiffer\, Stanley Tucci. \nA Midsummer Night’s Dream 2015 movie by Julie Taymor \nBenjamin Britten’s opera version available behind some paywalls. \n  \nDec 8\, 2024             2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-a-midsummer-nights-dream/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Sonnet Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Sunil Malapati and the sonnet competition judges Ann Pelelo and Steve Bellomy as they walk through the form and writing modern sonnets. Students can then work on their sonnets for submission to Clarke University’s literary magazine Tenth Muse. The top sonnets will receive coaching from the judges and published in the Spring 2025 edition of Tenth Muse. Prize winners will publicly read their sonnets at the launch event in April 2025. \nSonnet competition information and submission portal can be found here.
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/sonnet-workshop/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241110T160000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: In this\, the most famous love tragedy of all time\, Shakespeare’s doomed lovers find each other in a violent society beset with ancient grudges. Exquisite poetry\, memorable characters and a relentless pace immerse the audience into the world of the play. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nHow is love portrayed in this quintessential love story? What devices does Shakespeare employ to delineate Romeo and Juliet’s love to make it bigger and truer than what surrounds them? Consider the shift in language of the young lovers\, the characters that surround them and the plotting of scenes.\nTime\, both the progression of it and the parts of a day\, is an important theme of the play. Shakespeare often goes out of his way to signify time of day with numerous signifiers like moon\, lark\, etc. How is the timelessness of this tale and its themes bound up in how time is used within the play?\nEven though the lovers’ deaths are foretold in the opening chorus\, the play’s structure is closer to that of a romantic comedy with several misunderstandings and near misses. Does the structure help support the themes or does it undercut the tragedy?\nRomeo and Juliet is an intense play with every scene featuring violent conflict: between youth and age\, life and death\, free will and fate. How does Shakespeare sustain this intensity over five acts while developing character and incident? What thematic purposes does it serve to keep the drama boiling throughout?\n\n  \nFolger Text Links: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/677396 \nOther resources to consider: \nRomeo and Juliet\, 1968 film by Franco Zeffirelli \nRomeo + Juliet\, 1996 film by Baz Luhrmann with Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes \nShakespeare in Love\, 1998 film by John Madden with Jospeh Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow \nhttps://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/102817 2005 staged production at the Globe \nRomeo et Juliette\, Charles Gounod’s opera \nRomeo and Juliet\, Profokiev’s opera \nDear Juliet: Letters from the lovestruck and lovelorn to Shakespeare’s Juliet in Verona\, 2019 book curating some of the letters (also a subject of the book and movie Letters to Juliet). \n  \n  \nNov 10\, 2024                       2 PM \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-romeo-and-juliet/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241013T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241013T160000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Love's Labor's Lost
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: A college comedy with four pairs of lovers and a delightful sendup of pedantry. The King of Navarre and his three friends take an oath to devote themselves to studies and forswear women. The Princess of France and her three friends arrive soon after setting up a raucous farce that is also one of his subtlest explorations of language itself. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nAs the title implies\, love and endless ruminations on it dominate the play. Berowne’s long speech (the longest in all of Shakespeare) is devoted to his surprise at falling in love. How does Shakespeare present love in different forms and offer commentary?\nThe ending of the play is a sudden turn towards melancholy after a series of expert farcical scenes. What thematic purpose does the ending signify?\nThe play is a ‘feast of languages’ where language is both exalted and ridiculed. Shakespeare even coined his longest word (which was also the longest word in the English language for a long time) and has a comic character use it. At the same time\, Shakespeare examines different modes of intelligence. How does Shakespeare portray the intersection between language and intelligence?\n\n  \nFolger Text Links: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/loves-labors-lost/ \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/789005 \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nLove’s Labor’s Lost\, 2000 movie by Kenneth Branagh \nShakespeare in Kabul\, 2012 book by Landrigan & Omar about the staging of Love’s Labor’s Lost in liberated Afghanistan.
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-loves-labors-lost/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240908T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240908T160000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Venus and Andonis / The Rape of Lucrece
DESCRIPTION:Synopsis: Shakespeare’s first published work Venus and Adonis is a lyrical tale of goddess Venus being infatuated with and pursuing the youthful hunter Adonis. The narrative is witty and erotic with supporting tangential stories of animals. The other long narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece is more somber and portrays the lust of Tarquin and the subsequent shame experienced by Lucrece devoting very few lines to the rape itself. Lucrece’s lament takes up nearly half the poem with the fallout action restricted to a few stanzas at the end. Both poems end in tragedy for the pursued\, but with consequential results beyond them. \n  \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nBoth poems feature nonconsensual sex with powerful figures pursuing the less powerful. However\, the tones are widely divergent with Venus being lighter and more humorous. How do gender dynamics dictate the tonal shifts in the poems and our reactions to them?\nVenus and Lucrece are both given long speeches to provide insights into their state of mind\, but with very different reactions from readers. How does Shakespeare structure the tonal shifts so that Venus inspires mockery and Lucrece inspires empathy?\nAdonis\, the victim and Tarquin\, the aggressor are both given an opportunity to state their thoughts. How do Shakespeare’s portrayals of a callow youth and an unapologetic rapist work within the context of their respective narratives?\nShakespeare adopts two different stanza schemes for the poems; 6 lines for Venus and 7 for Lucrece. How does the form affect the tone of the poem?\n\n  \nFolger Text Links: \nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/venus-and-adonis/ \nhttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/lucrece/ \n  \nNOTE: There are no filmed versions of the narrative poems though some excellent audio versions can be found. \nAudio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ3s9EBLO-8 \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkfzcmnxZdY (read by Richard Burton) \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd2ddyYAUIY (opera snippet) \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nOvid’s Metamorphoses
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-venus-and-andonis-the-rape-of-lucrece/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: The Comedy of Errors
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s shortest play is also his most farcical comedy with multiple mistaken identities. Two sets of identical twins\, the masters both named Antipholus and the servants both named Dromio are separated at birth. One set grows up in Syracuse and comes to Ephesus to find the other\, and every possible combination of master and servant happens resulting in gleeful chaos. \n  \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nComedy starts with a serious ticking clock where Egeon will be killed if his ransom is not paid within a certain time. How does this set up the stakes for the farce that follows? This is a structural element Shakespeare will use for almost all his comedies.\nShakespeare tends to value suspense over surprise where the audience always knows more than the characters. Comedy throws some delightful surprises\, not least of which is the identity of the Abbess. How does Shakespeare structure the narrative to best utilize both surprise and suspense?\nShakespeare rarely obeys Aristotlean unities of space\, time and action except in Comedy and The Tempest. While the unities are defined for tragedy\, they are here used for a farce. How do the unities help inform the structure for the comedy?\n\n  \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-comedy-of-errors/ \nCS Library also has paper copies of the play. \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/5332678 \n  \nOther resources to consider: \nThe Flying Karamazov Brothers 1983 version (on youtube) \nThe Boys from Syracuse\, musical version with music by Richard Rodgers \nBig Business 1988 movie with Bette Middler & Lily Tomlin
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-comedy-of-errors/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: The Taming of the Shrew
DESCRIPTION:Suitors are lining up for the lovely Bianca\, but her father refuses to let her be wooed until her elder sister\, Katherina\, the titular shrew is wedded. The suitors draft the treasure hunter Petruchio to woo and wed Katherina\, after which he successfully ‘tames’ her and shows off the seemingly obedient Katherina at Bianca’s wedding. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nInduction: the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something. Taming is presented as a play within a play. How does the Induction change the nature of the Taming of the Shrew? Does it explicitly make it a farce\, and if so\, does that help tone down the misogyny?\nSocietal Order: Every role in society has definite expectations. The play both defines gendered roles and the master and servant roles quite explicitly. There are only three women in the play\, with the Widow only appearing at the very end. A master and servant pair open both the scenes in Act I\, and there is a constant shuffling of ‘high’ and ‘low’ social positions\, both in the Induction scenes and the play within the play. How does Shakespeare structure the narrative so they comment on each other?\nKatherina’s speech: Katherina’s speech at the end is the longest and most complex speech of the play. Has Katherina been truly tamed and herself resigned to her fate? Or has she learnt how to play the game? What are the possible interpretations of this speech and the ending?\n\n  \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-taming-of-the-shrew/ \nCS Library also has paper copies of the play. \n  \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/677393 (BBC series 1980) \n16th Century Staging https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/102823 (2005) \n  \nOther resources to consider: \n1967 Zeffirelli’s film “The Taming of the Shrew” with Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton \n1953 film version of the stage musical “Kiss Me Kate” \n1999 teenage version “Ten Things I Hate About You” with Julia Stiles & Heath Ledger \n2020 book “Shakespeare in a Divided America” by James Shapiro\, chapter titled “1948: Marriage”
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-the-taming-of-the-shrew/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240310T160000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
DESCRIPTION:The titular two gentlemen start out as friends\, but inconstancy in love leads to strife. The play features the first instance of cross-dressing\, much used and abused in Shakespeare’s later comedies. The cast is small\, comic plots abound\, but the dog Crab steals the show along with its master Launce. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nFriendship and love are the dominant themes with women intruding on male brotherhood. The climactic scene is ambiguous in how the two intertwine\, especially the problematic line “All that was mine in Silvia I give thee”. What interpretations does this line and scene offer?\nOne of the dominant themes of Shakespearean comedies is the inconstancy of young men in love. How does that inform how this early play is viewed? What other Shakespearean themes and motifs can we see in this play?\nLanguage itself is a theme in this play with nobles and servants using verse and prose respectively. How does Shakespeare use language to delineate the differences between the two and puncture the pompousness of the nobles?\n\n  \nA short presentation on Shakespearean comedy will precede the discussion. \n  \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-two-gentlemen-of-verona/ \nCS Library also has paper copies of the play. \n  \nKanopy Film link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/5332702
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-the-two-gentlemen-of-verona/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240211T153000
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Titus Andronicus
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s first tragedy is a revenge drama between Roman General Titus and Goth Queen Tamora\, with their children caught in between. Quick shifts in political power and differences in ethics and morality between constituencies drive much of the action. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nCycles of Violence: Revenge cycles often involve disproportionate responses where the retribution exceeds the original wrongdoing. How does Shakespeare structure the revenge cycles and ameliorate audience disengagement?\nFragility of the Rule of Law: Revenge based societies can only happen when the rule of law is weak or ineffectual. Rule of Law can only happen when almost everyone in a society agrees on a common set of rules all have to abide by\, and a strong system to uphold it. How does the play depict the lack of a common set of rules and the system that enforces those rules? What aspects of American life are currently threatening the rule of law?\nFilled with ghastly on-stage violence\, the critical reception has often been cold to the extent some critics like T.S. Eliot even denied Shakespeare’s authorship. What are some of the tonal shifts in the play that make it difficult to stage and/or accept? Are there characters that stand out and can inform future Shakespearean plays?\n\n*A short presentation on Elizabethan theater will precede the discussion. \nFolger Text Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/titus-andronicus/read/ \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \n  \nOther resources to consider: \n“Titus” by Julie Taymor (film\, 1999) \n“A Thousand Times More Fair: What Shakespeare’s Plays Teach Us About Justice” by Kenji Yoshino (Chapter on Titus and revenge cycles)
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-titus-andronicus/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Edward III
DESCRIPTION:Edward III is one of the most consequential kings of England\, establishing it as a military force and conquering France. The play starts with his campaign in Scotland\, and his attempted wooing of the Countess of Salisbury. The king learns valuable lessons in character and then attempts to conquer France in the second half of the play. His son\, the charismatic Black Prince\, plays a huge role in the battles. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nThe Countess of Salisbury scenes establish a unique voice which is reflected in many other Shakespeare scenes. What are some of the touches that make it Shakespearean?\nThe Black Prince is a charismatic figure who is referred to in other history plays\, most notably Richard II. How does the play portray the warrior king and the warrior prince\, both by themselves and in relation to each other?\nShakespeare’s contributions to the play have been established with modern statistical and stylistic analysis\, but there is reluctance to the play being accepted into the canon. Singular authorship\, non-inclusion in the First Folio are some of the barriers to acceptance. Does the play\, in part or in whole\, fit within the history play genre?\n\nA short presentation on Marlowe’s plays\, especially Edward II will precede the discussion. \nNOTE: There is no filmed version of Edward III. Folger does not have an entry for the play. \nOnline Text Links:\nhttps://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Texts/Edw/\nhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1770 \nCarnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \nOther resources to consider:\n“Edward II” by Christopher Marlowe\n“World Without End” by Ken Follett
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-edward-iii/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Richard III
DESCRIPTION:Richard III is a singular charismatic monster; he both dominates the play and has seeped so far into the cultural consciousness as to surpass historical ‘truth’. Shakespeare ingeniously structures the play as an unrelenting ascent to power followed by an equally steep decline in fortunes; Richard invites the audience into his confidence during the ascent so we feel deliciously complicit in his schemes and then stare in horror as it all goes south. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nRichard III is extravagantly theatrical both in its structure and in how Richard is always playingthe consummate actor\, so much so he delights himself in how far he can push boundaries. Howdoes Richard’s theatricality and seeming transparency contribute to his charm with theaudience?\nThe last Plantagenet king will no doubt be portrayed negatively by historians (and theplaywright) working during Elizabeth’s reign; after all\, Elizabeth’s grandfather defeated RichardIII to take the crown. Richard III’s historical truth may be more complicated\, and may neverovercome Shakespeare’s vivid portrayal. Who gets to decide what is historically accurate?Further\, do we read history exclusively in terms of winner and loser\, and does it matter?\nThe women in Richard III are either dupes or scolds and mostly work in opposition to the titlecharacter. How do the women help define the title character and modulate the audienceresponse to the character? Consider both their presence throughout the play and theirsignificant absence at the end.\n\nFolger Shakespeare Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/richard-iii/\n*Carnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \nKanopy BBC production link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/851091 \nOther Resources to Consider: \n\nRichard III film adaptation starring Laurence Olivier (1955)- library holding and on Kanopy https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/113189\nRichard III film adaptation starring Ian McKellan (1995)\nLooking for Richard by Al Pacino (film\, 1996)\nThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tay (novel\, 1952) – library holding\nShakespeare and Modern Culture by Marjorie Gerber (book\, 2008)\, Chapter 5 on Richard III\nThe Lost King (film\, 2022) about finding Richard III’s grave.\n\nCarnegie-Stout Public Library also has many other books on Richard III\, histories and historical fiction.
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-richard-iii/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Henry VI - Part 3
DESCRIPTION:The cost of the wars is keenly felt both by the nobles and the commoners as two “monsters” stand in opposition to each other: the misshapen Richard of York and the serpent-tongued Queen Margaret. Fortunes ebb and flow between the Yorkists and Lancastrians. The childlike and saintly King Henry VI tries to keep himself apart from the fray\, but horror intrudes into every aspect of life. \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nThe horrors of civil war are most vividly illustrated by the suffering of fathers and sons\, bothamong the nobles and the commoners. The killing of children is especially brutal. How doesShakespeare structure the deaths so their impact is additive and not numbing?\nThe civil war is intensified by two motives that become intertwined: revenge vs pursuit ofpower. How do the two motives feed off each other in the characters of Richard and Margaret?Do we have political characters in US today where these motives influence their careers\nKing Henry VI is ill-suited to the crown and is perhaps best suited to be a saint. How doesShakespeare build an almost a Christ-like character to contrast with the monsters? (The SimpleLife speech in Act II-5\, death scene in Act V-6\, also funeral in Richard III)\n\nFolger Shakespeare Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/henry-vi-part-3/\n*Carnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \nKanopy BBC production link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/5332692 \nNovels that provide a different perspective: \n\nGregory\, P. (2012) The Lady of the Rivers. Reprint edition. New York: Atria.\nPenn\, T. (2020) The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy. Illustrated edition. New York: Simon & Schuster.
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/discussion-henry-vi-part-3/
LOCATION:3rd Floor Commons in Loras College Library\, 1450 Alta Vista St\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Henry VI - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:England slips further into civil war and anarchy with a weak King Henry VI unable or unwilling to make decisions. Two larger than life figures\, Richard of York and Margaret of Anjou\, are introduced and they will continue to take over the series of plays. Then\, there is Jack Cade and his populist rebellion\, with the delicious quote “The first thing we do let’s kill all the lawyers!” \nDiscussion Topics: \n\nJack Cade’s rebellion is profoundly anti-intellectual\, with the infamous quote about lawyers imbued with several layers of horror. Populist rebellions often encourage mistrust of knowledge and the ‘elite’ who transact knowledge. How does Jack Cade function within the context of the play\, and what lessons can we learn from that for today’s U.S.?\nA just society requires steady interpretation of law and a strong authority willing to uphold justice. King Henry VI is too preoccupied with his books and unwilling to administer justice. Shakespeare illustrates the breakdown of law and order by juxtaposing the murder of Gloucester with a comedic trial by combat between two “low” characters. How does the structure of the play allow tension to be maintained?\n\nFolger Shakespeare Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/henry-vi-part-2/\n*Carnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \nKanopy BBC production link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/5332690
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/henry-vi-part-2/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Henry VI - Part 1
DESCRIPTION:There is a power vacuum after the sudden death of powerful leader Henry V\, with a very young Henry VI and squabbling nobles. There is an external threat with Joan of Arc in France\, seen as a saint by the French and as a witch by the English. Shakespeare juxtaposes events in England and France to provide dramatic commentary and make causal connections. \nDiscussion Topics:\n• Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc) is definitely the most charismatic figure in the play\, though not always consistent. How does Shakespeare portray the different ways she is seen by different factions? How is her role contrasted with that of Talbot and Margaret? Further\, can we think of modern figures who are viewed in diametrically opposite ways by different groups and how that affects public discourse?\n• The play starts with the loss of the idealized king Henry V. How does Shakespeare portray the descent into political chaos and the loss of chivalry? The opening scene and the exchange between Talbot and his son in Act IV-5 may be illustrative. \nFolger Shakespeare Link: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/henry-vi-part-1/\n*Carnegie-Stout Public Library also has paper copies of the play. \nKanopy BBC production link: https://www.kanopy.com/en/dubuque/video/5332688
URL:https://shakespeare.carnegiestout.org/index.php/event/henry-vi-part-1/
LOCATION:Carnegie-Stout Public Library\, 360 W 11th Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 52001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunil Malapati":MAILTO:Sunil.malapati@clarke.edu
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