Love’s Labour’s Lost

Join us for a discussion of Love’s Labour’s Lost on Monday, June 15th! We will be joined by Professors Sukey Waldenberger, Andrew Winters, and Nicole Dean. A special guest from Laark Productions will also be joining us!

At first glance, Shakespeare’s early comedy Love’s Labor’s Lost simply entertains and amuses. Four young men (one of them a king) withdraw from the world for three years, taking an oath that they will have nothing to do with women. The King of Navarre soon learns, however, that the Princess of France and her ladies are about to arrive. Although he lodges them outside of his court, all four men fall in love with the ladies, abandoning their oaths and setting out to win their hands. (Summary from the Folger Shakespeare and Licensed under CC BY NC SA)

Get started by watching the introduction by Professor Nicole Dean:

You might want to read the play on Folger’s Shakespeare.

Then, watch the play via Stratford @ Home.

Here are some fun quizzes from Shmoop if you want to test your knowledge.

Join us for the discussion on Monday at 6:30 (submit any questions you have to the YouTube comments prior to Monday evening!):