Professor David Peimer
Heroes and Villains in Shakespeare: Lady Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III and Henry V
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Summary
We will explore the idea of heroes and villains in some of Shakespeare’s more complex, ambiguous, and paradoxical characters who simultaneously embody aspects of both hero and villain. These characters will show us the bard’s timeless brilliance in portraying contradictory personas.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.