The Play’s the Thing: An Intro to Drama

Classical Drama:  

Introduction to Aristotle’s “Poetics”: http://youtu.be/3sGENILfFFw  

An introduction to Aristotle’s Poetics and film: http://youtu.be/VmcfXAbgIaM  

An Introduction to Greek Drama, A: https://youtu.be/H3v5IG6qxFs  

An Introduction to Greek Drama, B: https://youtu.be/cKOhSUl3HdE  

Aeschylus’ The Agamemnon, A: https://youtu.be/kyfKpjVJAGU  

Aeschylus’ The Agamemnon, B: https://youtu.be/YwnyMTp_3iE  

Aeschylus’ The Agamemnon, C: https://youtu.be/DV9CGKtOqCk  

Find a copy here: https://irving.greatheartsamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/11.HumaneLetters.Tex_.pdf  

Aeschylus’ The Libation Bearers, A: https://youtu.be/tIMscIPwwzQ  

Aeschylus’ The Libation Bearers, B: https://youtu.be/rnLtIGgrrjA  

Aeschylus’ The Libation Bearers, C: https://youtu.be/jRUO7BTQ880  

Find a copy here: https://irving.greatheartsamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/11.HumaneLetters.Tex_.pdf  

Aeschylus’ The Furies, A: https://youtu.be/j-GDFFzFr0g  

Aeschylus’ The Furies, B: https://youtu.be/LqJlk5hqosk  

Aeschylus’ The Furies, C: https://youtu.be/VX_QMrdkK9c  

Find a copy here: https://irving.greatheartsamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/11.HumaneLetters.Tex_.pdf  

Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, A: https://youtu.be/oteEt9U2P6w  

Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, B: https://youtu.be/R0d7lGYKrLE  

Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, C: https://youtu.be/-WDhcQHgV14  

Find a copy here: https://classics.mit.edu/Aeschylus/prometheus.html  

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, A: https://youtu.be/_GfLOUCglNw  

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, B: https://youtu.be/gPB5DbYAZsQ  

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, C: https://youtu.be/S0ZPGXlWr60  

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, D: https://youtu.be/rmpsoqaaYnc  

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, E: https://youtu.be/2BXkvEacn04  

Find a copy here: https://www.slps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?FileName=Sophocles-Oedipus.pdf&dataid=25126&moduleinstanceid=22453  

Sophocles’ Antigone, A: https://youtu.be/NQStCZBLZR4  

Sophocles’ Antigone, B: https://youtu.be/JU0U_ZhhSAo  

Sophocles’ Antigone, C: https://youtu.be/DqxAzE5Xuaw  

Sophocles’ Antigone, D: https://youtu.be/0ZUmVT2mRSc  

Sophocles’ Antigone, E: https://youtu.be/qXPkJ36lH2I  

Sophocles’ Antigone, F: https://youtu.be/MJT_WO1su3I  

Find a copy here: https://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html  

Euripides’ Hippolytus, A: https://youtu.be/inlWVeHQ3vQ  

Euripides’ Hippolytus, B: https://youtu.be/wZeqSC0jRgE  

Find a copy here: https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/hippolytus.html  

Euripides’ The Bacchae, A: https://youtu.be/CTyBAlrYx6g  

Euripides’ The Bacchae, B: https://youtu.be/SkLyrD0XHV0  

Euripides’ The Bacchae, C: https://youtu.be/8wEHfZGNbzg  

Euripides’ The Bacchae, D: https://youtu.be/tbRDwM6vs5M  

Euripides’ The Bacchae, E: https://youtu.be/-ZBdQVNxHGw  

Find a copy here: https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/euripides-bacchae-sb/  

Aristophanes’ The Frogs, A: https://youtu.be/mPiPYMCtEEc  

Aristophanes’ The Frogs, B: https://youtu.be/28a86_luDTo  

Aristophanes’ The Frogs, C: https://youtu.be/aT4yAvBYsb4  

Find a copy here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/uploads/2/3/9/8/23987979/aristophanes_frogs_-_a_dual_language_edition.pdf  

Renaissance Drama:  

Dante’s Divine Comedy, A Review: https://youtu.be/tNxPXwsabZs  

Find a copy here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8800/8800-h/8800-h.htm  

From Dante to Shakespeare:  

From Dante to Shakespeare, A: https://youtu.be/dxUaeVtHltQ  

From Dante to Shakespeare, B: https://youtu.be/opyu4LNB-7g  

Intro to Shakespeare: http://youtu.be/ZWSGY6hgd8E  

SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS  

Intro to Shakespeare: https://youtu.be/ptlGF3GBwWQ  

TRAGEDIES:  

Titus Andronicus (1591 - 1592):

Romeo and Juliet (1595 - 1596):  

Find a copy here: https://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html  

•  R&J, An Introduction: http://youtu.be/vSz3rnfiqog  

•  R&J, Act 1, A: http://youtu.be/aM2rLdHJcWE  

•  R&J, Act 1, B: http://youtu.be/pN2DU5MJctE  

•  R&J, Act 1, C: http://youtu.be/LrERK0OQYtg  

•  R&J, Act 2, A: http://youtu.be/o0Nh9wRdldI  

•  R&J, Act 2, B: http://youtu.be/FIw0ckplJdw  

•  R&J, Act 3, A: http://youtu.be/laguwVVWyI0  

•  R&J, Act 3, B: http://youtu.be/RJjuuCsNXW0  

•  R&J, Act 3, C: http://youtu.be/zvU7Pe_gxUQ  

•  R&J, Act 3, D: http://youtu.be/6eRxSJUyAkc  

•  R&J, Act 4, A: http://youtu.be/RZormUcQT8U  

•  R&J, Act 5, A: http://youtu.be/qJJtYnRiSHs  

•  R&J, Act 5, B: http://youtu.be/_PgOmy_QTqQ  

Julius Caesar (1599):  

Find a copy here: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/julius-caesar/read/  

Intro to Julius Caesar, A: https://youtu.be/lwsWbufGRYw  

Intro to Julius Caesar, B: https://youtu.be/D778QWkLefo  

Intro to Shakespeare’s JC: http://youtu.be/sgi3OCH5u6o  

JC 1:1, A: http://youtu.be/N0u-PVJ5-uA  

JC 1:1, B: http://youtu.be/gwg1jqGmo0Y  

JC 1: 2-3, A: http://youtu.be/n8il5ntHTDs  

JC 1: 2-3, B: http://youtu.be/kPmoL7P1CMM  

JC, Act 2: 1-2, A: http://youtu.be/prSDTqNOtQg  

JC, Act 2: 1-2, B: http://youtu.be/uOkxQB9PqoA  

JC, Act 2: 2-4: http://youtu.be/wD4Nppwy5cY  

JC, 3, An Overview: http://youtu.be/yHYQ5tAHPgc  

JC: 4:3, Part 1: http://youtu.be/V-6jCe_K-j4  

JC: 4:3, Part 2: http://youtu.be/BJ10npB4gHc  

JC: Act 5: http://youtu.be/XQxgALz19gs  

Hamlet (1600):  

Find a copy here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/27761/27761-h/27761-h.htm  

•  Intro to Hamlet: http://youtu.be/1ivBziLZQ8A  

•  Hamlet, Act 1, A: http://youtu.be/-ufPaHeBs8w  

•  Hamlet, Act 1, B:http://youtu.be/ehHD9BsHqoQ  

•  Hamlet 1, C: http://youtu.be/SINqqz6XIQA  

•  Hamlet 1, D: http://youtu.be/JaiQBqNQWkM  

•  Hamlet 2: A: http://youtu.be/fxf4fFx0zQY  

•  Hamlet 2: B: http://youtu.be/cSndnoBAS8c  

•  Hamlet 2: C: http://youtu.be/OPeg7YmWw1Y  

•  Hamlet 2: D: http://youtu.be/sOn2IkqmZJA  

•  Hamlet 2, E:http://youtu.be/c8HudRIvD2c  

•  Hamlet 2, F:http://youtu.be/FQTzR-vP6QM  

•  Hamlet 3, A: http://youtu.be/gpMv2HA1bAs  

•  Hamlet 3, B: http://youtu.be/NxOhbDPHdzo  

•  Hamlet 3, C: http://youtu.be/YVP_xnRZF4g  

•  Hamlet 3, D: http://youtu.be/ERnnIHWmpRI  

•  Hamlet 3, E: http://youtu.be/cVTqG6wrR8A  

•  Hamlet 3, F: http://youtu.be/0Ar2j91zhjo  

•  Hamlet 4, A: http://www.schooltube.com/video/2a81fe0384fe4c788d1c  

•  Hamlet 4, B: http://www.schooltube.com/video/d841a4e00c3b4342bc4b  

•  Hamlet 4: C: http://www.schooltube.com/video/aeade1cf7f0147cab333/AP,%20Hamlet%204  

•  Hamlet 5, A: http://youtu.be/yjM_ugYx_68  

•  Hamlet 5, B: http://youtu.be/bRHDVNhyO5A  

•  Hamlet 5 C: http://youtu.be/VlLcU3dn90M  

Othello (1604):  

Find a copy here: https://shakespeare.mit.edu/othello/full.html  

•  Intro to Othello, A: https://youtu.be/dWOtLVtk-CQ  

•  Intro to Othello, B: https://youtu.be/2MtPwmbBQxI  

•  Shakespeare’s Othello, A: https://youtu.be/eREDg-_DN9g  

•  Shakespeare’s Othello, B: https://youtu.be/tApRD8JJmcw  

•  Shakespeare’s Othello, C: https://youtu.be/Z9ZOCzCiOks  

Timon of Athens (1604 - 1606):  

Macbeth (1606):  

Find a copy here: https://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/full.html  

•  Introduction to Macbeth, A: https://youtu.be/Qyt1cLCaVaI  

•  Introduction to Macbeth, B: https://youtu.be/ALt10HB-E2U  

•  Macbeth Act 1, Scenes 1-2: http://youtu.be/ZoC1F7LWm1A  

•  Macbeth 1:3:http://youtu.be/HLlDA9-L7lQ  

•  Macbeth 1: 4-5: http://youtu.be/coj7lu-pChs  

•  Macbeth 1: 6-7, Part 1:http://youtu.be/Su-WwcFB0hM  

•  Macbeth 1: 6-7, Part 2: http://youtu.be/3mA-VPhmu1M  

•  Macbeth 2: 1-2, Part 1: http://youtu.be/yzluGxIG7Jc  

•  Macbeth 2: 1-2, Part 2: http://youtu.be/BDkU1DyGl6I  

•  Macbeth 2: 3-4: http://youtu.be/oXpGSvUZlkY  

•  Macbeth 3:1:http://youtu.be/tVixa0R7gG4  

•  Macbeth 3: 2-3, Part 1: http://youtu.be/nz3wr3tFaag  

•  Macbeth 3: 2-3, Part 2: http://youtu.be/qwsF7CuyG0s  

•  Macbeth 3: 4-5, Part 1:http://youtu.be/UifapN6aOzs  

•  Macbeth 3: 4-5, Part 2:http://youtu.be/vZ4H1lqkSxs  

•  Macbeth 3: 6: http://youtu.be/bKjlo4bXD1M  

•  Macbeth 4:1: http://youtu.be/_pGbw4ycS74  

•  Macbeth 4:2, Part 1: http://youtu.be/VN6Um1ddr84  

•  Macbeth 4:2, Part 2: http://youtu.be/WtwcLiPZLcc  

•  Macbeth 4:3, Part 1: http://youtu.be/SAiq_Fnl81g  

•  Macbeth 4:3, Part 2: http://youtu.be/3c7MAfQ0NeE  

•  Macbeth 5: 1-3, Part 1:http://youtu.be/-pjjhj31FC4  

•  Macbeth 5: 1-3, Part 2:http://youtu.be/Ss-i4TkOqIU  

•  Macbeth 5: 4-8, Part 1:http://youtu.be/WTYqsDp-xPw  

•  Macbeth 5: 4-8, Part 2: http://youtu.be/v6SRq32CyzU  

King Lear (1605 - 1606):  

Find a copy here: https://shakespeare.mit.edu/lear/full.html  

•  Shakespeare’s King Lear, A: https://youtu.be/3oUHC1nMD7Q  

•  Shakespeare’s King Lear, B: https://youtu.be/k4tahrrS54k  

Antony and Cleopatra (1606 - 1607):  

Coriolanus (1608):  

COMEDIES  

The Taming of the Shrew (1580 - 1590):  

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590s):  

The Comedy of Errors (1594):  

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595 - 1596):  

Find a copy here:  

•  Intro to Midsummer Night’s Dream, A: https://youtu.be/D9b8VLvl74g  

•  Intro to Midsummer Night’s Dream, B: https://youtu.be/y3cnK6V__ag  

Love's Labour's Lost (1595 - 1596):  

The Merchant of Venice (1596 - 1597):  

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597 - 1601): 

Much Ado About Nothing (1598):  

Find a copy here: https://shakespeare.mit.edu/much_ado/full.html  

•  Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing, A: https://youtu.be/N8dshjf663M  

•  Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing, B: https://youtu.be/IaHVmlFRTLA  

As You Like It (1599): https://youtu.be/BnulCumZeG0  

Twelfth Night (1601):  

Troilus and Cressida (1601 - 1602):  

All's Well That Ends Well (1603 - 1606):  

Measure for Measure (1604):  

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1608):  

Cymbeline (1610):  

The Winter's Tale (1611):  

The Tempest (1611):  

•  Shakespeare’s Tempest, A: https://youtu.be/kCsdelmE69A  

•  Shakespeare’s Tempest, B: https://youtu.be/qOrP3DmZ7pQ  

HISTORIES  

King John (1595 - 1597):  

Richard II (1595 - 1596):  

Richard III (1592 - 1594):  

Henry IV, Part 1 (1596 - 1597):  

Henry IV, Part 2 (1597 - 1598):  

Henry VI, Part 1 (1592):  

Henry VI, Part 2 (1591):  

Henry VI, Part 3 (1595):  

Henry V (1599):  

•  Shakespeare’s Henry 5, A: https://youtu.be/Xs5Y6HKtEA8  

•  Shakespeare’s Henry 5, B: https://youtu.be/P9mgE5fClcg  

Henry VIII (1613):  

20th Century Drama:   

The Purpose of Theater, by Arthur Miller, p. 978: https://youtu.be/GTHMA0nfIl0    

Intro to drama, Arthur Miller, and The Crucible, p. 1116-1122:    

Intro, A: https://youtu.be/UaSSgOmNRto    

Intro, B: https://youtu.be/ZB56si7v2dY    

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 1, p. 1124 (MyPerspectives: p. 562):    

Find a copy here: https://web.mit.edu/mitcp/www/doc/crucible.pdf  

Act 1, A: https://youtu.be/wY5ih89n3kQ    

Act 1, B: https://youtu.be/Gm8vWcrwLYQ    

Act 1, C: https://youtu.be/2NApbOYpX7U    

Act 1, D: https://youtu.be/KaR7PfCX7cc    

Act 1, E: https://youtu.be/f2a4sj9BNDE    

Act 1, F: https://youtu.be/VH2tbwdjtoc    

Act 1, G: https://youtu.be/ZgCGPF2AfjE    

Act 1, H: https://youtu.be/Nfi942NiPRQ    

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 2, p.1160 (MyPerspectives: p. 601):    

Act 2, A: https://youtu.be/g3RBf2B7lhk    

Act 2, B: https://youtu.be/4ZO_KBmfyM4    

Act 2, C: https://youtu.be/m7HppC0070c    

Act 2, D: https://youtu.be/xEqxUo4LxOo    

Act 2, E: https://youtu.be/j1WCsF0-pzY    

Literary History, Drama, pages 1184-1185: https://youtu.be/LB9shshVaX4    

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 3, p. 1186 (MyPerspectives: p. 629):    

Act 3, A: https://youtu.be/adCX-vXwfkA    

Act 3, B: https://youtu.be/pU7vuughoxM    

Act 3, C: https://youtu.be/CeZeSOCJWRc    

Act 3, D: https://youtu.be/DQIX3IdyTJI    

Arthur Miller, Crucible, Act 4, p. 1216 (MyPerspectives: p. 661):    

Into to Aristotle's Poetics and Crucible Act 4, A: https://youtu.be/M9TXH1Eqs64    

Into to Aristotle's Poetics and Crucible Act 4, B: https://youtu.be/O72yY7Wl9FI    

Act 4, A: https://youtu.be/KWj_H-YGEcY    

Act 4, B: https://youtu.be/SHjIeli__j0    

Act 4, C: https://youtu.be/PPr5VXtUEEo    

A Final Review of Arthur Miller’s Crucible: https://youtu.be/dljH9mOimlk