Michael Wood: In Search of Shakespeare 2PK DVD

Michael Wood has given us another view into the world of William Shakespeare using 16th and 17th century documents and government records to trace Shakespeares life in Tudor London. Wills time growing up in Stratford on Avon his families history, his education and courtship of Anne Hathaway plus his time spent as a young man in London. Michael Wood is an excellent presenter. I have personally enjoyed Woods previous series, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Legacy and others. Anyone that enjoys the plays are interested in the Tudor and early Stewart era of English Monarchy, the English language or English history should see this series.

Great story, great history, but like any great work should have been longer. Specifically I must have hoped for more discussion about Woods feelings, play by play, as are discussed by Clare Asquith in her book Shadowplay. I just hope he also did a book with FOOTNOTES, a responsiblity of any scholar! I cant as yet find it on PBS. Still, wonderful and so well done! Tom Nichols in Houston

While the show was produced for an adult audience, it set the stage nicely (no pun intended) for my Shakespeare class.