Thomas Cartelli discusses “The Speaking Silence of Citizens in Shakespeare’s Richard III”. Cartelli is Professor of English and Film Studies at Muhlenberg College. This talk was included in the session titled, “Citizen Skepticism and Political Agency”.

Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics

The Speaking Silence of Citizens in Shakespeare’s Richard III

The “new social history” has exploded the myth that Shakespeare’s society comprised a culture of obedience. Repositioning his works in the popular politics of his period, social historians and literary critics reassess Shakespeare’s presentation of power and authority.

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Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics