For our fourth episode, we discuss "As You Like It" as we love it; Jess and Aubrey give up even trying to summarize the play in under five minutes; the Rhetorical Device of the Week is anastrophe; the Burbage Break is about the Green World; Shepherds are TOTALLY a trope (that Jess rants about in a new game, "The Feelings Corner"), and Orlando has no idea how to talk to girls.
Midsummer 101
This week we learn that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is layered like an artichoke; the Rhetorical Device of the Week is alliteration; the Burbage Break is about the nebulous chain of custody of a text (aka early modern print culture); Jess and Aubrey try (again) and fail (again) to summarize the play in under five minutes. We play "Line Roulette" and Jess attempts to argue how nuts encapsulate the meaning behind the play. And, spoiler alert: "the text is a lie, and nothing is real," and there is *definitely* a dog in Midsummer.
Hamlet 101
In this episode, Aubrey and Jess attempt (and fail) to summarize "Hamlet" in only five minutes; we discuss the Revenge Tragedy genre, the "ur-Hamlet," and overarching themes in "Hamlet" (i.e. whether or not that dude is crazy). We introduce a game, "Choices Were Made," and discuss our Shakes-Bubble-adjacent projects. We also may or may not go off on a brief "Mulan" tangent.
Romeo and Juliet 101
In this episode we discuss Romeo and Juliet and how beautifully raunchy it is, ET CETERA (you'll know what that means when you listen). We also roll out two new features, "The Rhetorical Device of the Week" (this week it's litotes) and "The Burbage Break" (this week it's about Burbage Breaks). Also, Aubrey was a dummy and didn't turn on her special microphone. Oops.
