S3 E8: The Meta-Theatrical Soliloquy: Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labour's Lost, and "The Mousetrap" from Hamlet

Published: Aug. 12, 2022, 1:13 a.m.

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In Season Three, we\'re looking at soliloquy! For the conclusion of our look at Shakespeare\'s use of soliloquies, we turn to the meta-theatrical soliloquy, from Bottom playing Pyramus to Hamlet declaring that the play is the thing.  

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Sure, we know that Characters can perform Soliloquies...but what happens when those Characters "play Characters?"

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We\'re talking about kangaroo pocket dimensions.  We\'re talking about that one time an Elizabethan actor punched an audience member.  We\'re talking about meta-theatrical soliloquies!

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