In this episode we discuss Romeo and Juliet and how beautifully raunchy it is, ET CETERA (you'll know what that means when you listen). We also roll out two new features, "The Rhetorical Device of the Week" (this week it's litotes) and "The Burbage Break" (this week it's about Burbage Breaks).  Also, Aubrey was a dummy and didn't turn on her special microphone. Oops.

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Episode 002 Romeo and Juliet 101

This week  we learn that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is layered like an artichoke; the Rhetorical Device of the Week is alliteration; the Burbage Break is about the nebulous chain of custody of a text (aka early modern print culture); Jess and Aubrey try (again) and fail (again) to summarize the play in under five minutes. We play "Line Roulette" and Jess attempts to argue how nuts encapsulate the meaning behind the play. And, spoiler alert: "the text is a lie, and nothing is real," and there is *definitely* a dog in Midsummer.

Episode 003 Midsummer 101

For our fourth episode, we discuss "As You Like It" as we love it; Jess and Aubrey give up even trying to summarize the play in under five minutes; the Rhetorical Device of the Week is anastrophe; the Burbage Break is about the Green World; Shepherds are TOTALLY a trope, and Orlando has no idea how to talk to girls.

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