#31: The History Behind Shakespeare’s Richard III
Host Dennis Leap discusses a simplified history of the English monarchy as a backdrop to the play Richard III.
#30: Unearthing the Bones of King Richard III
Host Dennis Leap discusses the archaeological project to find the bones of King Richard III and what his bones tell us about this infamous king.
#29: Final Thoughts on Shakespeare’s Character Hamlet
Host Dennis Leap gives his final thoughts on Hamlet’s personality using several soliloquies from the play.
#28: The 60-Plus Panel Discusses Gertrude and Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Host Dennis Leap and Deborah Leap provide their observations on the fascinating characters of Gertrude and Ophelia.
#27: The Instructor’s Panel: Our Favorite Scenes from Hamlet, Part 3
Host Dennis Leap, along with Mark Jenkins, Brandon Nice and James Brandon discuss their favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
#26: The Instructor’s Panel: Our Favorite Scenes from Hamlet, Part 2
Host Dennis Leap, along with Mark Jenkins, Brandon Nice and James Brandon discuss their favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
#25: The Battle of Bosworth Field and Shakespeare’s Richard iii
Host Dennis Leap and Trumpet writer Richard Palmer discuss the importance the Battle of Bosworth Field had on British and American history.
Shakespeare wrote this dramatic battle into Act V, Scene 4 of Richard iii.
#24: The Instructor’s Panel: Our Favorite Scenes from Hamlet, Part 1
Host Dennis Leap, along with Mark Jenkins, Brandon Nice and James Brandon discuss their favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
#23: Understand the Structure of the Movement, or Action in Hamlet, Part 2
Host Dennis Leap completes his discussion of the movement, or action in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Clips from the 1996 Branagh film and the 2016 RSC production are featured.
#22: Understand the Structure of the Movement, or Action, in Hamlet
Host Dennis Leap discusses the three sections of movement in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.