A short list of resources that I can use to build a deeper understanding of the text itself, and perhaps a short description of how and why it can help me.
1. You tube:
Watching a play on you tube in movie format is one of the best things you can do to further understand a play. In fact when you think about it, plays were not originally meant to be read, but rather watched. And watching a play helps us understand nuances and subtleties not explicit within the text itself.
A Great Example:
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
2. Harvard:
I found what looks to be a promising course detailing the later works of Shakespeare, although sadly it looks as if we would have to pay to audit the course ourselves. Regardless it may have some free resources embedded somewhere.
3. Ted Talks:
I found a Ted Talk, and although it isn't about reading Shakespeare it does mention "Macbeth" and then continues off that. But what makes it so usable to our reading is the topic behind it, regret. A driving theme throughout the play, and you'll soon see why.
-And this Ted Talk on conflict of interest, something Macbeth probably should have considered.
4. Harvard:
It comes through again, but this time for free and by Marjorie Garber, who has actually written several books on Shakespeare.
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