Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
Because of the impact worldwide of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the 2020 International Summer Programmes have been replaced by the Virtual Summer Festival of Learning
Shakespeare’s tragedies look directly at the violence inherent in power. In this course we shall be looking at two violent kings, Lear and Macbeth, whose murderous impulses destroy themselves, their family and bring civil war to their countries. What drew Shakespeare time and again to this form of narrative? What draws us?
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