Episodes

  • "A Green Carnation" Twelfth Night's Antonio and Sebastian
    Feb 5 2026

    Our Twelfth Night series continues with one of Shakespeare’s most famous gays of all time—Antonio—and his relationship with Sebastian.

    Read Along:

    Twelfth Night: Act 2 Scene 1 ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/2/1/⁠

    Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 3

    ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/3/⁠

    Twelfth Night: Act 5 Scene 1 (starting at line 69)

    ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/5/1/#line-5.1.69⁠

    Our Notes!

    ⁠https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pns9vK_nVQd3RObykf82CwexUcb-kj1G?usp=sharing⁠

    “We’ll put this in the description.”

    Elam, Keir (ed.) (2008) Twelfth Night. The Arden Shakespeare.

    Twelfth Night (2017) Christopher Luscombe [Film]. Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    48 mins
  • “Do you listen to Girl in Red?” Twelfth Night’s Olivia and Viola
    Feb 4 2026

    Let’s go lesbians!

    Our debut kicks off with Olivia and Viola from Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night (Or What You Will).

    Chapters:

    (0:45): Introduction

    (1:50): Scene Context

    (2:50): Act 3 Scene 1 Read

    (7:24): Analysis

    (9:10): Kirsten’s Thou/Thine Breakdown

    (23:28): Act 3 Scene 4 Cold Read

    (26:58): Rubie’s Directorial Concepts

    Read Along:

    Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 1 ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/1/#line-3.1.97⁠

    Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 4

    ⁠https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/4/#line-3.4.209⁠

    "We'll put this in the description:"

    Shakespeare, W. (2017) Twelfth Night. Royal Shakespeare Company.

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    32 mins