Contentment: Richard Ii’s Prison Meditation
- Synopsis
- Second in a series of video lectures in which Julia Lupton and co-host Sean Keilen pick key passages from Shakespeare to discuss what they reveal about life and living. In this edition Keilen focuses on King Richard’s speech on hi search for contentment from Act V Scene 5 of Richard II, which is performed by Paul Whitworth (Santa Cruz Shakespeare).
- Series
- How to Live Like Shakespeare: Colloquies on Renaissance Wisdom
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Duration
- 47 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Julia Reinhard Lupton
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Philosophy; Shakespeare
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/le3aZEakzj4
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Contentment: Richard Ii’s Prison Meditation". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79413 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)