The Actor's Guide to Character Discovery through Verse Analysis

Uncover character in Shakespeare through disciplined verse analysis. In this practical online course, Simon Coates guides actors, students, directors, and auditioning performers to move from lines on a page to lived intention in performance. You’ll learn how to read meter, stress, rhyme, punctuation, and rhetorical patterns to reveal objectives, emotional turns, and subtext—then translate findings into clear acting choices. By the end, you’ll be able to break down any short Shakespeare passage, build a character-driven performance map, and apply techniques to auditions, rehearsals, and workshops with confidence.