EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT SERIES
"What harm a wind too great might do at sea": Shakespeare’s Venice in Times of Crisis
Presented by Prof. Shaul Bassi

Shakespeare’s two Venetian plays – The Merchant of Venice and Othello – seem to talk about the present – his present and our present. They dramatize the complex bond of Venice with the sea, seen as producer of wealth, harbinger of war, connector of peoples. Today the sea is rising and poses an unprecedented threat to Venice. Prof. Shaul Bassi explores the question: can Shakespeare help us think through our perilous condition and perhaps even suggest something about our future?

Recorded live on April 27, 2022.

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