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- Season 1 How and Why We Read
- Season 1 Of Pentameter & Bear Baiting - Romeo & Juliet Part I
- Season 1 Love or Lust? Romeo and Juliet Part II
- Season 1 Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I
- Season 1 Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2
- Season 1 Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield: The Catcher in the Rye Part 1
- Season 1 Holden, JD, and the Red Cap: The Catcher in the Rye Part 2
- Season 1 Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Crash Course Literature - Season 1 Episode 2 Of Pentameter & Bear Baiting - Romeo & Juliet Part I
2.00 12 minutes In which John Green examines Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in which it was written. Have you ever wanted to know what iambic pentameter is? Then you should watch this video. Have you ever pondered what kind of people actually went to see a Shakespeare play in 1598? Watch this video. Were you aware that wherefore means "why?" Whether you were or not, watch this video. In Shakespeare's time, entertainment choices ranged from taking in a play to watching a restrained bear try to fight off a pack of dogs. Today on YouTube, our entertainment choices are just as wide-ranging. So you can either choose to watch the modern equivalent of bear baiting (another cinnamon challenge) or you can be edified and entertained by John and Crash Course.
