PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Is a Literary Element?: Walt Whitman
What is a literary element? Find the answer in this video segment that highlights the personal and artistic life of Walt Whitman.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: It's Lit!: Death as a Character
Death as a character reveals how we process one of life's greatest mysteries, and there's a lot more breadth to how the grim reaper is depicted than you might think. [8:57]
British Library
British Library: Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?
Professor John Bowen discusses the enigmatic Heathcliff, from his early appearance as a rejected child, to his return as a powerful and violent antihero. [3:46]
British Library
British Library: Jane Austen: The Novel and Social Realism
Professor Kathryn Sutherland discusses Jane Austen's ground-breaking use of social realism and her focus on the mundanity of everyday life. [5:19]
British Library
British Library: Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason
Professor John Bowen explores the character of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre, revealing the depths of her character and the context in which Charlotte Bronte created her. [4:26]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Costumes
This video is an overview of the process Imagineers at Disney go through to design costumes for characters and workers. [5:26]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Credibility of Characterization
This lesson introduces characterization credibility. [7:54]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: To Kill a Mockingbird: Quotes
Brief video describing the character Scout's quotes regarding her preference toward dressing like and boy and participating in boy-type activities. She makes numerous quotes about not wanting to be a girl and the video involves the...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Identify Why Characters Act in Unexpected Ways'
In this lesson, you will learn to challenge your theory about a secondary character by identifying why a character acts in an unexpected way. [3:15]