Shakes - The Life And Legacy Of William Shakespeare
Ggreg Snyder
6 episodes
1 hour ago
Shakes – The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare explores the man behind the world’s greatest plays. Join host Ggreg Snyder for a journey through Shakespeare’s life, works, and afterlife — from Stratford-upon-Avon to the London stage, from the first quill scratch of Henry VI to the immortal words that still shape English today.
Each episode blends biography, history, and performance — bringing the Bard’s world to life in roughly chronological order. Once we reach the final act of his life, the story continues with his legacy: the rediscovery, the reverence, and the revival that made Shakespeare the voice of every age.
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Shakes – The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare explores the man behind the world’s greatest plays. Join host Ggreg Snyder for a journey through Shakespeare’s life, works, and afterlife — from Stratford-upon-Avon to the London stage, from the first quill scratch of Henry VI to the immortal words that still shape English today.
Each episode blends biography, history, and performance — bringing the Bard’s world to life in roughly chronological order. Once we reach the final act of his life, the story continues with his legacy: the rediscovery, the reverence, and the revival that made Shakespeare the voice of every age.
This episode details Shakespeare's emergency as an actor in London, leading through the plague years, when he published his Sonnets and first began to be noticed by the London theatre community.
This in an overview, based on fact speculation, of Shakespeare's early years in London, as well as an overview of the London theatre scene when Shakespeare first arrived.
William Shakespeare's youth will be discussed, included his probable education, his possible first exposure to theatre, and his marriage to Anne Hathaway.
The first episode gives us a look at Shakespeare's parents, John and Mary, and the daily life in Stratford. What little we know about Shakespeare's youth will also be covered.
Shakes - The Life And Legacy Of William Shakespeare
Shakes – The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare explores the man behind the world’s greatest plays. Join host Ggreg Snyder for a journey through Shakespeare’s life, works, and afterlife — from Stratford-upon-Avon to the London stage, from the first quill scratch of Henry VI to the immortal words that still shape English today.
Each episode blends biography, history, and performance — bringing the Bard’s world to life in roughly chronological order. Once we reach the final act of his life, the story continues with his legacy: the rediscovery, the reverence, and the revival that made Shakespeare the voice of every age.
