Clear Shakespeare
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Akiva Fox takes you through Shakespeare's plays, word by word. A read-along podcast for students, readers, and performers.
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(Agincourt is 1415)
December 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
(Agincourt is 1415)
sure except this exists and he is absolutely nuclear: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-V...
Iago's speech (end of act one)
YouTube video by Junius Wright
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
sure except this exists and he is absolutely nuclear: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-V...
Also the script is by Roger Hirson, who came up writing for Playhouse 90 and Studio One and all those other great live TV series in the 50s and 60s.
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Also the script is by Roger Hirson, who came up writing for Playhouse 90 and Studio One and all those other great live TV series in the 50s and 60s.
Artist parents, man
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Artist parents, man
He thinks the culture has left him behind because of his politics. No! It's because his writing sucks!
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
He thinks the culture has left him behind because of his politics. No! It's because his writing sucks!
Gilbert's thesis seems to be that they're pretending to be aesthetes to get girls, and hoo boy do I have news for him
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Gilbert's thesis seems to be that they're pretending to be aesthetes to get girls, and hoo boy do I have news for him
Michael Ende grew up in Bavaria in the 30s, his father's art was banned for being "degenerate," and his teenage years were surrounded by bombing and death and destruction. Not surprising this is what came out.
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Michael Ende grew up in Bavaria in the 30s, his father's art was banned for being "degenerate," and his teenage years were surrounded by bombing and death and destruction. Not surprising this is what came out.
Trading Oscar winner Jose Ferrer for mere Oscar nominee Harrison Ford? Seems light.
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trading Oscar winner Jose Ferrer for mere Oscar nominee Harrison Ford? Seems light.
He has only edited made-for-Netflix Adam Sandler projects
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
He has only edited made-for-Netflix Adam Sandler projects
New York's hottest club is Marty Supreme. It has everything: Tyler the Creator! The Nanny! That Guy From Shark Tank! Abel Ferrara! The Iceman! David Mamet! The CEO of Gristedes! Isaac Mizrahi!
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
New York's hottest club is Marty Supreme. It has everything: Tyler the Creator! The Nanny! That Guy From Shark Tank! Abel Ferrara! The Iceman! David Mamet! The CEO of Gristedes! Isaac Mizrahi!
O'Neill's plays are a magic trick. There is no reason they should work as transcendently as they do. But they do.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
O'Neill's plays are a magic trick. There is no reason they should work as transcendently as they do. But they do.
Every prequel ever made is dead boring, with no exceptions.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Every prequel ever made is dead boring, with no exceptions.
yeah, narcissists lack all core values
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
yeah, narcissists lack all core values
Annie HATES this movie
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Annie HATES this movie
The goose chase meme has never been so urgently needed
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The goose chase meme has never been so urgently needed
She did Hedda Gabler for television around this time, but I imagine that's lost to time
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
She did Hedda Gabler for television around this time, but I imagine that's lost to time
This also works (in reverse) with Hamlet
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This also works (in reverse) with Hamlet
Mostel and Wilder in Godot and/or Endgame
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Mostel and Wilder in Godot and/or Endgame