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Great Scenes from Shakespeare
Great Scenes from Shakespeare
The Great Scenes from Shakespeare Series enables the viewer to focus on key scenes from six Shakespearian tragedies. Each scene illuminates the...
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Henry IV, Part I: Act II, Scene IV; Avt V, Scene IV
Henry IV, Part I: Act II, Scene IV; Avt V, Scene IV
In Act II, Scene IV (lines 438-527), Falstaff pretends he is the king, Prince Hal's father, and lectures the prince on his vices. Then, the Prince,...
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Henry IV, Part II: Act V, Scene V
Henry IV, Part II: Act V, Scene V
Prince Hal, on a public street, is returning from his coronation. Falstaff approaches the new king, unaware that his old friend's new...
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The House of Usher
The House of Usher
As Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher" is read by a narrator, scenes that create impressions of the story appear on the screen in both...
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Jack London’s To Build A Fire
Jack London’s To Build A Fire
This screen adaptation of Jack London’s famous short story dramatizes the encounter of man and nature at its most dangerous extreme. "To Build A...
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Julius Caesar: Act I, Scene II
Julius Caesar: Act I, Scene II
In this scene (lines 132-214), the antagonism of Cassius toward Caesar is revealed, as well as the beginnings of the conspiracy against him. In...
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King Lear: An Introduction
King Lear: An Introduction
Portrayals of Cordelia and Kent and famous lines such as “Nothing will come of nothing: speak again” are among the highlights in this episode of "The...
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The Little Players
The Little Players
Performing Shakespeare, Wilde and Coward has traditionally posed many dramatic obstacles for actors of all kinds. For Frank Peshka and Bill Murdock,...
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp
When a baby boy is born in a shabby California gold mining camp and suddenly orphaned, the miners decide to keep the infant and raise him...
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Macbeth Act I, Scene VII
Macbeth Act I, Scene VII
From the "Great Scenes from Shakespeare" series, this "Macbeth" video opens with Macbeth’s famous soliloquy, “if ‘twere done when ‘tis done, then...
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Macbeth: An Introduction
Macbeth: An Introduction
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, King Duncan, and the three witches ("Fair is foul, and foul is fair") are featured in this episode of "The Shakespeare...
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Mark Twain Gives an Interview
Mark Twain Gives an Interview
This is a twist on Hal Holbrook’s classic interpretation of Mark Twain. In this portrayal, Holbrook/Twain responds in character to young people's...
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