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Course Information Syllabus Screenings Shakespeare's Time Chronology of Plays Study Questions Discussion Forum Reserve List Resource Links Sample Essays |
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You should have read each play prior to each Monday's class meeting and be prepared to take a quiz. Screenings of each play are scheduled for Thursday evenings just prior to our Friday discussion class. The quiz each Monday is based on the play as printed in The Penguin Shakespeare editions.
Week 1 June 22 - Friday: Studying Shakespeare
Week 2 June 25 - Monday: The Comedy of Errors Quiz, Lecture See also Thomas Hull's Edition of Comedy of Errors June 27 - Wednesday: The Comedy of Errors Lecture, Discussion June 29 - Friday: The Comedy of Errors Discussion Week 3 July 2 - Monday: The Taming of the Shrew Quiz, Lecture July 4 - Wednesday: Independence Day-No Class July 6 - Friday: The Taming of the Shrew Lecture, Discussion Week 4 July 9 - Monday: Richard III Quiz, Lecture: Peter Saccio Another interesting web edition is The Richard III Society's Richard III July 11 - Wednesday: Richard III Lecture: Peter Saccio July 13 - Friday: No Class Week 5 July 16 - Monday: No Class July 18 - Wednesday: Henry V Quiz, Lecture See a facsimile of Quarto 3 of Henry V from the Furness Library at the University of Pennsylvania July 20 - Friday: Henry V Discussion Week 6 July 23 - Monday: Merchant of Venice Quiz, Lecture July 25 - Wednesday: Merchant of Venice Lecture, Discussion
July 27 - Friday: Merchant of Venice Discussion Week 7 July 30 - Monday: Twefth Night Quiz, Lecture August 1 - Wednesday: Twefth Night Lecture, Discussion August 3 - Friday: Twefth Night Discussion Week 8 August 6 - Monday: Hamlet Quiz, Lecture Use The Enfolded Hamlet to compare Folio 1 with Quarto 2 versions. August 8 - Wednesday: Hamlet Lecture, Discussion August 10 - Friday: Hamlet Discussion
Week 9 August 13 - Monday: Othello Quiz, Lecture August 15 - Wednesday: Othello Lecture, Discussion August 17 - Friday: Othello Discussion Week 10 August 20 - Monday: Cymbeline Quiz, Lecture August 22 - Wednesday: Cymbeline Lecture, Discussion |
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