Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, one of his “problem plays,” has long fascinated lawyers. Yet the legal arguments in the case are preposterous. In this episode, we discuss how Shakespeare uses an absurd legal dispute to illustrate deeper religious and political conflicts and speculate about the implications of the play for America today. Perhaps the reason Merchant so fascinates lawyers is that it demonstrates uncomfortable truths about the limits of law. Listen in
The analysis of law in Shakespearean texts has recently seen a renewed interest. In the negotiations...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KrGm3j4N7o?feature=player_embedded Dr Hannah Crawforth (Faculty of Ar...
In this study of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Measure for Measure I argue ...
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, one of his “problem plays,” has long fascinated lawyers. Yet t...
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice addresses various legal issues and themes, with perhaps...
William Shakespeare’s plays often involve legal systems, and comedic legal justice occurs most consp...
This week we analyzed some legal issues of "The Merchant of Venice". Can you give an example of lega...
n July 2007, the School of Law at the University of Warwick hosted an international conference on 'S...
In this paper I consider the structure and procedures of the English law courts of the late Elizabet...
William Shakespeare in his function of man of letters has often put the lawat the centre of his anal...
Shakespeare was fascinated by law, which permeated Elizabethan everyday life. The general impression...
In this episode, recorded especially for our 1Ls at St. John’s (and law students everywhere!), we ex...
This paper sets out to show the importance of judicial precedents by examining Shakespeare's The Mer...
In July 2007, the School of Law at the University of Warwick hosted an international conference on '...
Through an examination of five plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield analyses the contiguous developme...
The analysis of law in Shakespearean texts has recently seen a renewed interest. In the negotiations...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KrGm3j4N7o?feature=player_embedded Dr Hannah Crawforth (Faculty of Ar...
In this study of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Measure for Measure I argue ...
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, one of his “problem plays,” has long fascinated lawyers. Yet t...
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice addresses various legal issues and themes, with perhaps...
William Shakespeare’s plays often involve legal systems, and comedic legal justice occurs most consp...
This week we analyzed some legal issues of "The Merchant of Venice". Can you give an example of lega...
n July 2007, the School of Law at the University of Warwick hosted an international conference on 'S...
In this paper I consider the structure and procedures of the English law courts of the late Elizabet...
William Shakespeare in his function of man of letters has often put the lawat the centre of his anal...
Shakespeare was fascinated by law, which permeated Elizabethan everyday life. The general impression...
In this episode, recorded especially for our 1Ls at St. John’s (and law students everywhere!), we ex...
This paper sets out to show the importance of judicial precedents by examining Shakespeare's The Mer...
In July 2007, the School of Law at the University of Warwick hosted an international conference on '...
Through an examination of five plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield analyses the contiguous developme...
The analysis of law in Shakespearean texts has recently seen a renewed interest. In the negotiations...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KrGm3j4N7o?feature=player_embedded Dr Hannah Crawforth (Faculty of Ar...
In this study of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Measure for Measure I argue ...