Shakespeare’s World : Seeing the Plays through Elizabethan Eyes (Part II)

Join author and Producing Artistic Director Rebecca Goodheart in four fascinating discussions about how the world looked to Shakespeare and his audience and how that worldview shaped the plays. Each evening will look through a different lens at Shakespeare’s world, accompanied by mini-performances of Shakespeare’s poetry and lively discussion about their meaning today.

The Great Chain of Being–What if everything in the universe had its own special place? What happens if that order is broken? What happens if we look at eachplay as being driven by a break in cosmic order and the endeavor to restore it?