Clear Shakespeare

Akiva Fox

A word-by-word guide to Shakespeare's plays for students, readers, and performers.

  • 2 hours 8 seconds
    Julius Caesar Part 1: Introduction & Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2

    The text, sources and performance history of Julius Caesar

    Flavius and Marullus disperse the crowd

    The running of the Lupercalia

    The soothsayer’s warning to Caesar: Beware the Ides of March!

    Cassius makes his first overture to Brutus

    Caesar likes fat guys

    Casca’s story about Caesar

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    15 December 2016, 4:21 pm
  • 2 hours 16 minutes
    Julius Caesar Part 2: Act 1, Scene 3 & Act 2, Scene 1

    Omens and portents

    Casca meets Cicero and Cassius in the storm

    Letters to Brutus

    Brutus’ decision in his orchard

    The conspirators arrive at Brutus’ house

    Debating who must die

    Portia hates secrets

    Caius Ligarius wants in

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    15 December 2016, 4:20 pm
  • 2 hours 10 minutes
    Julius Caesar Part 3: Act 2, Scenes 2, 3 and 4 & Act 3, Scene 1

    Calpurnia’s strange dream

    The augurers find a beast without a heart

    Decius Brutus convinces Caesar to go

    The conspirators come to collect Caesar

    Artemidorus’ warning letter to Caesar

    Portia and the soothsayer

    The road to the Capitol and the missed warnings

    Popilius Lena jumps the gun

    Metellus Cimber’s request

    Caesar the North Star

    Assassination!

    Washing hands in Caesar’s blood

    Antony’s return and deal with Brutus

    Antony plots revenge for Caesar

    Octavius is coming

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    15 December 2016, 4:19 pm
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
    Julius Caesar Part 4: Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3 & Act 4, Scene 1

    The Art of Rhetoric

    Brutus defends killing Caesar

    Marc Antony’s funeral oration

    The mob finds Cinna the Poet

    Antony, Octavius and Lepidus make plans

    Antony’s real opinion of Lepidus

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    15 December 2016, 4:18 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Julius Caesar Part 5: Act 4, Scenes 2 and 3

    Brutus has doubts about Cassius

    Cassius is mad at Brutus

    Brutus accuses Cassius of taking bribes

    Brutus is short on cash

    Brutus and Cassius make up

    A poet interrupts Brutus and Cassius

    Portia is dead

    Portia is dead again?

    The decision to fight at Philippi

    Lucius’ song

    Great Caesar’s ghost

    Setting off early

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    15 December 2016, 4:17 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Julius Caesar Part 6: Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

    Antony and Octavius disagree about battle tactics

    Parley before battle

    Cassius’ birthday

    Brutus and Cassius say goodbye

    Brutus attacks!

    Pindarus reports on Titinius’ ride

    Cassius’ suicide and Pindarus’ escape

    Titinius’ suicide

    Brutus finds Cassius’ body

    The second battle

    Lucilius impersonates Brutus

    Brutus’ difficult suicide

    Antony and Octavius pay tribute to Brutus

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    15 December 2016, 4:15 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    Midsummer Part 1: Introduction & Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2

    The texts, sources and performance history of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Theseus and Hippolyta make wedding plans

    Egeus is angry at Hermia for loving Lysander

    Hermia defends herself

    Theseus’ ruling

    Hermia and Lysander plan to elope

    Helena is miserable

    The mechanicals cast the play

    Bottom wants to play all the parts

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    4 January 2016, 5:06 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Midsummer Part 2: Act 2, Scene 1

    English fairy traditions

    Introducing Puck

    Oberon and Titania fight over the changeling boy

    Oberon sends Puck for the magic flower

    Helena chases Demetrius

    Oberon sends Puck to enchant Demetrius

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    4 January 2016, 5:05 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Midsummer Part 3: Act 2, Scene 2 & Act 3, Scene 1

    The Green World

    Titania’s lullaby

    Oberon enchants Titania

    Lysander and Hermia sleep cute

    Puck enchants the wrong guy

    Lysander loves the wrong girl

    Hermia wakes up alone

    The mechanicals rehearse

    Bottom has a few notes

    Puck puts the ass’ head on Bottom

    Bottom scares away his friends

    Titania falls in love with Bottom the ass

    Bottom meets the fairies

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    4 January 2016, 5:02 am
  • 2 hours 4 minutes
    Midsummer Part 4: Act 3, Scene 2

    Puck tells Oberon about Titania’s new boyfriend

    Hermia thinks Demetrius killed Lysander

    Oberon enchants Demetrius

    Now Lysander and Demetrius both love Helena

    Helena doesn’t trust their love, or Hermia’s protestations

    Lysander rejects Hermia

    Helena and Hermia fight!

    Now Lysander and Demetrius fight!

    Puck the ventriloquist

    Everybody goes to sleep

    Puck unenchants Lysander

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    4 January 2016, 4:59 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Midsummer Part 5: Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2

    Bottom orders the fairies around

    Oberon unenchants Titania

    Theseus and Hippolyta wake the lovers

    Bottom remembers his dream

    Bottom saves the day!

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    4 January 2016, 4:56 am
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