MAKING OF A MASTER The Shakespeare Society presents a discussion between the author of “Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare” (W.W. Norton), Stephen Greenblatt, and the founding director of the Yale Repertory and American Repertory Theatres, Robert Brustein. They’ll discuss the Bard’s work and the context in which he created it. Monday, 6:30 p.m., Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse, East 68th Street between Park and Lexington avenues, 212-327-3399 for more information, 212-772-4448 for tickets, $40.

A MATTER OF JUDGMENT A discussion examines the role of the judiciary in combating terrorism, including the constitutional issues raised by federal-court alternatives such as military commissions. Speakers include Bradford Berenson of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP; Barbara Olshansky of the Center for Constitutional Rights; the dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, John Huston; U.S. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker Jr., and David Rivkin of Baker & Hostetler. Tuesday, 7 p.m., House of the Association, 42 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-382-6713 free.

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