Shakespeare Closely Read

Mark Naftel
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Full readings of Shakespeare's plays and other works in the public domain along with comments and text analysis. A podcast for lovers of beautiful thoughts and words!

  1. 12/26/2022

    130. Antony and Cleopatra continued - Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun

    Cleopatra is distraught to hear of Antony's marriage to Octavia.  Sextus Pompey makes peace with the Triumverate.

    34 min

  2. 12/22/2022

    129. Antony and Cleopatra continued - You shall have time to wrangle in when you have nothing else to do.

    Antony leaves Egypt and Cleopatra to meet Octavian and Lepidus to meet the threat of Pompey.  Agrippa arranges a marriage between Antony and Octavia, Octavian's sister.

    32 min

  3. 12/19/2022

    128. Anthony and Cleopatra begins - Eternity was in our lips and eyes

    Anthony is neglecting his duty while dalying with Cleopatra.  He receives news that his wife, Fulvia, has died.

    27 min

  4. 12/15/2022

    127. Christmas Bonus - The Journey of the Magi

    I read and analyze T.S Eliot's Christmas poem, "The Journey of the Magi."  I include a reading of Lancelot Andrewe's Christmas Homily that Eliot stole, err relied heavily upon in this poem. The image of the Christmas card sent with Eliot's poem is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_of_the_Magi#/media/File:T_S_Eliot_1927_The_Journey_of_the_Magi_No_8_Ariel_Poems_Faber.jpg A recording of Eliot reading the poem is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVnuEWXQcg

    35 min

  5. 11/21/2022

    126. Life of Anthony - Selections from Plutarch

    Anthony, in misfortune, was most nearly a virtuous man.

    24 min

  6. 11/17/2022

    125. Plutarch on Julius Caesar's Death

    We read Plutarch and see how much Shakespeare stole.  Rather a lot, really.

    27 min

  7. 11/10/2022

    124. Julius Caesar concludes - This was the noblest Roman of them all

    His life was gentle and the elements So mixed in him that nature might stand up And say to all the world “This was a man.”

    16 min

  8. 11/07/2022

    123. Julius Caesar continued - O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet

    Great Caesar's Ghost!  And the Battle of Philippi begins.

    23 min
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Full readings of Shakespeare's plays and other works in the public domain along with comments and text analysis. A podcast for lovers of beautiful thoughts and words!

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  • Creator
    Mark Naftel
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    130
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Naftel
  • Show Website
    Shakespeare Closely Read