"They being penitent" : Shakespeare's embedded religious hybridity as (re)habilitative for incarcerated actors.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorTaylor, Luke, 1981-
dc.creatorHolt, Kala M., 1989-
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-01T15:11:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:35:33Z
dc.date.available2016-09-01T15:11:19Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:35:33Z
dc.date.created2016-08
dc.date.issued2016-07-26
dc.date.submittedAugust 2016
dc.date.updated2016-09-01T15:11:19Z
dc.description.abstractShakespeare prison programs have been thriving for twenty years, yet scholarship is scarce concerning why Shakespeare plays are successful in rehabilitation. The answer lies within the plays. Shakespeare captures early modern questions about how to pay for sin, which are extremely similar to the concerns of American incarcerated individuals. The profundity of this link between Shakespeare’s stage and the study of his plays behind bars deserves further exploration. Examining the tensions within Othello surrounding the idea of “satisfaction,” and those surrounding the term “indulgence” in The Tempest, offers a powerful lens for Shakespeare’s work. And when those ideas are grounded in the experiences of men whose lives have been altered by seeking personal application from these plays, the influence of the text intensifies. This proves both Shakespeare’s timelessness and timeliness, and offers possibilities for how Shakespeare aids in social change, both behind bars and within university classrooms.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9854
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.accessrightsNo access - Contact librarywebmaster@baylor.edu
dc.subjectShakespeare. Prison. Religious hybridity. Othello. Tempest. Early modern. Satisfaction. Indulgence. Rehabilitation.
dc.title"They being penitent" : Shakespeare's embedded religious hybridity as (re)habilitative for incarcerated actors.
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext

Files

Collections

Baylor University