{"id":5320,"date":"2016-12-23T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2022-08-29T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T01:12:19","slug":"james-shapiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5320","title":{"rendered":"James Shapiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7693\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5320-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?powerpress_pinw=5320-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"JimShapiro.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/in\/podcast\/the-state-of-shakespeare\/id478609859?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fstateofshakespeare.com%2F%3Fp%3D5320\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4sUrD1Xw2LZYxf8TUdXU7m\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Arts--Culture-Podcasts\/The-State-of-Shakespeare-p960444\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWEywaKq6znUzOYmMa56pvQ5gozrgM6k5\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_youtube\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Youtube Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Youtube Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?resize=488%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6891 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?resize=50%2C70&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Macbeth;  Act 5, Scene 5<strong> <\/strong><br>Macbeth <br><strong>December 23, 2016<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:40.63444%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"8202\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8202\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/photo-credit-Mary-Cregan-copy-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:20.07763%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-year-of-lear-9781416541653_lg.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=230&#038;ssl=1 230w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"350\" data-id=\"8203\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8203\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-year-of-lear-9781416541653_lg.jpg\" data-width=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-year-of-lear-9781416541653_lg.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:19.46559%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=179&#038;ssl=1 179w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"281\" data-id=\"8200\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8200\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-1.jpg\" data-width=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:19.82234%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=181&#038;ssl=1 181w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"279\" data-id=\"8201\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8201\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-2.jpg\" data-width=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/imgres-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5306\">James Shapiro<\/a> had no interest in Shakespeare in high school and never took a Shakespeare course at college. &nbsp;Today, the author of <i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1606: William Shakespeare in the Year of Lear<\/span>,<\/i>&nbsp;has a legitimate claim to be recognized as one of world\u2019s foremost Shakespeare scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shakespeare&#8217;s heroes almost always get a last great speech. &nbsp;Not so with Macbeth. &nbsp;When Equivocation rules the land, nothing is as it seems. &nbsp;In our interview, Professor Shapiro explores the details of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Macbeth<\/span>,&nbsp;the world in which it was written and we discover how Mr. Shapiro came to devote his life to helping people understand Shakespeare\u2019s plays &#8211; and why they matter today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5314\">follow along with the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5323\">First Folio version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5316\">scanned version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Ij4relqc5aawb7axuucplpzovcm?t%3DThe_State_of_Shakespeare%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/play.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/badges-music\/images\/badges\/en_badge_web_music.png?resize=149%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen on Google Play Music\" width=\"149\" height=\"55\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JimShapiro.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Macbeth; 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