Brief Audio Lectures Relevant to My OLLI Courses
Fall 2025
Richard II. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
I Henry IV. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
II Henry IV. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Henry V. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Summer 2025
Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy. Bio. and Revenge | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4
Marlowe’s Faustus. Chor. 1 | Sc. 1 | 2-6 | 7-12 + Ch. 2 | 13-19, Ch. 3 | Reflections
Jonson’s Volpone. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Reflections
Webster’s Duchess. JW Bio | Hist. Intro | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Spring 2025
Julius Caesar. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
King Lear. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Merry Wives. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Midsummer Night’s D. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Romeo and Juliet. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Timon of Athens. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Troilus and Cressida. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Twelfth Night. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Fall 2024
As You Like It. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Hamlet. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Macbeth. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5 | Reflections
Measure for Measure. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Summer 2024
Merchant of Venice. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Othello. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Richard III. Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Spring 2024
Pericles. Romance | Chorus 1 | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Tempest. Romance | Act 1 Pt. 1 | Act 1 Pt. 2 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Act 4 | Act 5
Winter’s Tale.
Act-scene-line references are to the Norton Shakespeare, 4-volume genre-based 3rd edition. Files generally run 10-20 minutes. Equipment used: an Audio Technica 2020 USB+ microphone for recording, Adobe Audition and Izotope-Native Instruments RX11 for editing. I will add more audio files as time permits.