Chop Bard

In Your Ear Shakespeare•www.chopbard.com

The show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for today’s hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.

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Episodes

201 The White Rose Unveiled

Henry VI part 2 – Act V Scene 1, 2, 3 As York reaches for the crown, Yorkist and Lancastrian allies gather for the coming conflict. The Comedy of Errors LIVE

May 01, 2020•1 hr 24 min

200 Kill All The Lawyers

Henry VI part 2 – Act IV Scene 1-10 Suffolk, in disguise, sets sail into exile as Jack Cade and his Kentish rebels turn the realm upside down and inside out.

Mar 29, 2020•2 hr 41 min

199 Murder In Bury

Henry VI part 2 – Act III Scene 2, 3 As the King is about to try Gloucester’s case, a suspicious death is discovered, and there will be hell to pay.

Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 27 min

198 The Laboring Spider

Henry VI part 2 – Act III Scene 1 As Gloucester falls, York rises.

Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 22 min

197 Tangled

Henry VI part 2 – Act II Scene 2, 3, 4 York confides in his friends. Henry delivers his judgment. Peter thumps Horner. Humphrey and Eleanor part forever.

Dec 27, 2019•1 hr 17 min

196 Report of Naughty Persons

Henry VI part 2 – Act II Scene 1 King Henry and Queen Margaret, accompanied by quarreling nobles, are hawking in St. Albans when they encounter a miracle.

Nov 29, 2019•50 min

195 Within The Hallowed Verge

Henry VI part 2 – Act I Scene 4 The witch, conjuror, and priest promised by John Hume, gather in Gloucesters garden where they will raise a spirit to answers Dame Eleanor’s 3 questions.

Oct 31, 2019•46 min

194 Enter La Queen

Henry VI part 2 – Act I Scene 3 Queen Margaret confides in Suffolk. Gloucester is beset with slanders. A mechanical’s petition casts doubt on York. The King barely speaks.

Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 8 min

193 Mrs. Protector

Henry VI part 2 – Act I Scene 2 Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, knows how to overcome a base and humble mind. Henry VI Relations and Associations chart

Aug 29, 2019•40 min

192 Ambition Follows

Henry VI part 2 – Act I Scene 1 Suffolk returns from France with England’s new Queen, Margaret. Cardinal Beaufort sows discord against Gloucester.

Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min

191 Ash and Desire

Henry VI part 1 – Act V Scene 4, 5 Joan makes her fiery exit as France agrees to peace, and Henry chooses his Queen.

Jun 22, 2019•1 hr 23 min

190 The Once and Future Queen

Henry VI part 1 – Act V Scene 1, 2, 3 An older King Henry still follows Gloucesters lead, as Winchester becomes a Cardinal, Joan despairs, and Margaret makes an impression.

May 31, 2019•1 hr 18 min

189 Icarus

Henry VI part 1 – Act 4 Scene 2-7 As Talbot and son fight for their lives at Bordeaux, York and Somerset bicker over blame from a distance.

Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 36 min

188 Two Crowns One King

Henry VI part 1 – Act IV Scene 1 In Paris, with his second coronation, Henry is now king of England and France, but the moment is eclipsed by traitors and petty squabbles.

Mar 31, 2019•1 hr 23 min

187 Twit Me Not

Henry VI part 1 – Act III Scene 2, 3, 4Taunts are hurled from the walls of Rouen. Joan puts Burgundy’s loyalty to the test as King Henry arrives in Paris.

Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 29 min

Henry VI part 1 – Act III Scene 1 Even though he is only a child, King Henry VI makes his first appearance in order to stop the feuding between Gloucester and Winchester… oh, and to restore Richard Plantagenet as the rightful Duke of York.

Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 12 min

185 Plucking Roses

Henry VI part 1 – Act II Scene 4, 5 An argument in the Temple Garden turns the red and white roses there into symbols of enmity. Richard Plantagenet pays a visit to his dying uncle and discovers his destiny.

Dec 30, 2018•1 hr 21 min

184 Bizarre Interlude

Henry VI part 1 – Act 2 Scene 1, 2, 3 The historic loss of Orléans was too much to bear, therefore we will follow Talbot on a much more satisfying fantasy adventure.

Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 4 min

183 None Shall Pass

Henry VI part 1 – Act I Scenes 3, 4, 5 (6) It’s not looking good. Gloucester is locked out of the tower. Talbot returns from captivity, only to witness the English lose ground to the French led by Joan.

Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 38 min

182 The Maid Of Orléans

Henry VI part 1 – Act I Scene 2 Charles the Dauphin and his followers made a strong start, but their momentum falters at Orléans. Perhaps their siege needs a woman’s touch.

Sep 07, 2018•56 min

181 Too Famous To Live

Henry VI part 1 – Act I Scene 1 At the foot of Henry V’s coffin, messengers deliver bad news from France. Winchester goes to the dark side. Scott’s Law - Connecting the use of Thou vs. You with personal space. “Character A might call Character B "thou" if and only if Character A would be allowed to step into Character B's personal space.” - Scott Maxwell Use You: to address someone of equal, or greater personal space. Use Thou: to address someone with lesser, or shared personal space....

Aug 05, 2018•1 hr 3 min

180 The Road To Richard

Henry VI part 1 – Intro – Is this Shakespeare? What’s Stylometry? Were there any famous Elizabethan pamphleteers? All of these questions, plus a recap of the previous (second) tetralogy, and more, in our introduction to part one of Henry VI. History Chart The Hollow Crown, Season 2 1983 Henry VI part 1 Marlow and Shakespeare as coauthors Literary Criticism of New Oxford Stylometrics - Marlowe and Shakespeare...

Jul 07, 2018•1 hr 30 min

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