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Spiralling in the Shadow of Shakespeare: Breaking Bad, Narrative and Tragedy

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Sam E

16-18
Media Studies

8 Hours

8 LESSONS

SPIRALLING IN THE SHADOW OF SHAKESPEARE: BREAKING BAD, NARRATIVE AND TRAGEDY

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Course Content

8 LESSONS

8 Hours Total Length

'Breaking Bad' and Frequent Comparisons to Shakespeare

What Is Tragedy?

Shakespearean Tragedy: Auden's Analysis and How the Bard Differs

Walt's Deviation and Spiralling Narratives

'Do It': Walt, Jesse and a Spiral of Control

Spirals in Shakespeare and Walt's Infectious Amorality

Enter Skyler: the Anti-Lady Macbeth

Evil, 'Felina' and a Conspicuously Absent Catharsis

KEY SKILLS

Television Drama Analysis

Shakespeare Study

Comparing Media Forms

Educator

Sam E
English and Drama Educator