Evening under Lamplight Podcast

The lovers are "discovered", lovingly playing a game of chess, of all things. Father and son are reconciled, and the engagement gets official blessings.

The big confrontation, with some resolution, some uncertainty, and a build-up of suspense.

More about forgiveness and freedom, as we rapidly head to the conclusion of this Revenge Comedy.

Here we come to the climax of the play, which turns everything around.

A very bloody ditch for those who encouraged others to shed blood. Come along with us if you dare.

Probably the most fascinating story within the Inferno. We hear Guido da Montefeltro's inside story about how he, who prided himself in his cleverness, tried to trick his way into heaven and was tricked out of heaven by the Pope himself. (This pope, Boniface VIII, is the real villain of the poem.)

Here's the famous episode where Dante hears from Ulysses, wrapped in a quivering flame, who describes his final "mad flight" into the unknown, and forbidden, world, and there meets his doom.

The farcical adventures of Caliban and his confederates, drunk, trifling, and deceived by Prospero's "trumpery".

Here's the big spectacle of the play: a Masque, formal and ornate, a mythic celebration of the marriage between Ferdinand and Miranda.

The lovers are formally engaged, and get ready for a spectacular performance to celebrate and bless their upcoming marriage.