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Dr. Lynne Agress: Why Shakespeare’s Plays Are Relevant Today
January 23: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dr. Lynne Agress, who teaches in the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins University, gives us food for thought with astute observations regarding the relevance of William Shakespeare’s plays today. She offers numerous examples of timeless characters and situations: King Lear’s selfish and duplicitous daughters, deceitful and racist Iago in Othello, antisemitism in Merchant of Venice, and on and on. Audience participants are invited to share their own thoughts and observations.