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Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt Episodes

    5. The Fading Pageant

    5/5 At 40, the Bard meditates on old age and writes King Lear.

    4. Grief and The Globe

    4/5 William faces the death of his 11-year-old son Hamnet and sees a new theatre built.

    3. A Fair Youth

    3/5 The Bard's career in London takes off, amidst the extremes and excesses of the big city.

    2. Married in Haste

    2/5 18-year-old Will becomes involved with an older woman.

    1. The Players are Here

    1/5 How the young Shakespeare encountered theatre for the first time.