Hamlet’s Speech and Your Brain
- Synopsis
- Audio podcast hosted by Andrew Smith. In this episode Professor Simon Palfrey (Oxford University) and Professor Philip Davis (Liverpool University) explore the meaning of the line uttered by Hamlet: "The native hue of resolution is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought" and investigate how Shakespeare packs complex and multiple meanings into just a few words. We hear how neuroscientists have used the same line to investigate the startling effect which Shakespeare has on our brains. The reading is by Emma Fielding.
- Series
- To Be or Not to Be: Lockdown Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 17 Oct 2022
- Duration
- 15 mins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://tobeornottobe.podbean.com/e/hamlet-s-speech-and-your-brain/
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Distributor
- Name
Podbean
- Web
- https://www.podbean.com/ External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet’s Speech and Your Brain". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79986 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)