Shakespeare Lecture Series

Think Shakespeare is all lofty poetry and tragic romance? Think again. His plays are filled with clever double entendres, playful insults, mistaken identities, physical comedy, and jokes that delighted audiences four hundred years ago—and still land today. This lively lecture explores the bawdy humor, theatrical tricks, and mischievous antics that made Shakespeare's plays entertaining for audiences of every social class, revealing the wit, wordplay, and comedy hidden beneath the verse.