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SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED
October 19, 2018  | By David Bianculli

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

 

Once again this week, this series presents a pair of episodes, each featuring an actor explaining some of the intricacies, and relevancies, of a particular play by William Shakespeare. The first play discussed tonight is Measure for Measure, hosted by actress Romola Garai (pictured), who links one of the lines – spoken by a man who mockingly sweeps aside any concerns about a woman’s testimony being believed – to very recent events in the #MeToo movement: “Who will believe thee, Isabel?” And the second play is Julius Caesar, hosted by Brian Cox – and again, lots of its politics are unbelievably, and unsettlingly, timely. Check local listings.

 
 
 
 
 
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