Exploring English: Shakespeare

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Course overview

Provider
Futurelearn
Course type
Free trial availiable
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
6 hours

Description

Explore Shakespeare’s life, discover famous Shakespeare plays, and improve your English language skills with the British Council.
Explore the English language through Shakespeare’s plays

This course will look at the life and works of William Shakespeare and take you from his birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon to the Globe Theatre in London, from where he secured his central place in English literature.

We will look at five of Shakespeare’s plays with the help of actors and experts from around the world. They will explain and explore the universal themes Shakespeare addressed in his work.

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