Instruction On Shakespeare
Even though YouTube is in great danger of being completely engulfed in AI slop there are still plenty of gems to be found there. I miss the old days of YouTube, when there was no algorithm to speak of and you found interesting videos based on your own interests and brain power.
One of the great things about this site is it can serve as a great educational platform. I’ve found several great teachers who can help illuminate one’s knowledge and understanding of the genius of Shakespeare. And, for the record, I never believed in this nonsense that Shakespeare wasn’t a real person, or that he couldn’t write the very works he is credited with writing. I find that theory silly, classist and without merit. This essay here is enlightening on why Shakespeare’s ideas about how the classes interacted with one another wasn’t particularly accurate at the time, which lends credence to the fact that he actually wrote those plays. It’s a very good and enlightening read.
Were Shakespeare’s Plays Written By An Aristocrat?
There truly was a man named William Shakespeare and yes, he actually wrote the plays he is attributed to writing.
Paul Cantor, my favorite instructor on Shakespeare is one of the best teachers you can find anywhere. Sadly, Cantor has since passed from this mortal coil but his instruction on understanding Shakespeare’s plays remain on YouTube. If you love Shakespeare I urge you to please give his videos a look. In my opinion, they are the next best thing to attending an ivy-league university course on the subject.
Paul also adroitly addresses the notion of Shakespeare actually being an aristocrat writing under the name “Shakespeare”. He is no fan of the theory and slaps it down as the nonsense that it is. Even if you disagree I think that you will find his videos on the plays worth your time.