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English Theater After Shakespeare

English Theater After Shakespeare

Season 1 Episode 17
11:50
Where Did Theater Go?

Where Did Theater Go?

Season 1 Episode 18
12:54
The Spanish Golden Age

The Spanish Golden Age

Season 1 Episode 19
10:40
Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku

Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku

Season 1 Episode 23
11:51
All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali

All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali

Season 1 Episode 24
10:13
China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera

Season 1 Episode 25
10:51
England's Sentimental Theater

England's Sentimental Theater

Season 1 Episode 26
11:37
Why So Angry, German Theater?

Why So Angry, German Theater?

Season 1 Episode 27
11:09
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Crash Course Theater

Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson

Season 1 Episode 15

Shakespeare's tragedies...were tragic. But they had some jokes. They also changed the way tragedies were written. Characters like Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear had tragic outcomes, but they were sympathetic characters in a lot of ways. This was a big change from the way Seneca and the Greeks wrote tragedies, and it caught on.