A Garden Collection
Shakespeare's Relevance
Shakespeare isn't just a dead white guy. His plays and ideas are still relevant today. In this collection, your Fellows will bring Shakespeare to life and make you consider his relevance as a guide to the world we live in today.4 talks in this Collection
Does love get better with age?
Romeo and Juliet are often held up as the romantic ideal, willing to risk it all for their one great love. But if Shakespeare really agreed that this is what true love looks like, why are so many of his favourite couples distinctly... middle-aged?
How are truths made?
What you believe about the world depends on the lens you view it through. What does Shakespeare's Henry V have to tell us about different perspectives and where the real truth lies?
Can life be both wonderful and terrible at the same time?
The modern world is increasingly polarised; we see things in black and white. How can Shakespeare teach us to hold two conflicting ideas in our heads simultaneously?
Were the first thought experiments in Shakespeare's plays?
Scientists have long used thought experiments to further their understanding of the world. But was Shakespeare the first person to do it?
