SHAKESPEARE

REQUIRED TEXTS

Shakespeare, William. The Riverside Shakespeare. G. Blakemore Evans, et. 
	al. eds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974.


READINGS
              
September
Wed 2:		Introduction to the Course and Historical Outline
Fri 4:		Class Cancelled

Mon 7:		Holiday--No Classes
Wed 9:		A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Elizabethan Theater
Fri 11:		MND

Mon 14:		A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Wed 16:		MND: Love, Magic, and the Art of Acting
Fri 18:		MND

Mon 21:		The Merchant of Venice: When is a Joke not a Joke?
Wed 23:		MoV: The Outsider in the Theater
Fri 25:		MoV

Mon 28:		Twelfth Night, or What You Will: The Party's Over
Wed 30:		TN and Shakespearean Comedy: variations on a theme

October

Fri 2:		TN

Mon 5:		Measure for Measure as a Dark Comedy
Wed 7:		MfM and the Problem of a Just Ruler
Fri 9:		MfM

Mon 12: 	The Tragedy of King Richard the Second and the Sequence 
			of Histories
Wed 14:		Richard II: History or Tragedy?
Fri 16:		Richard II

Mon 19:		The First Part of Henry the Fourth: Comedy and History
Wed 21:		The Second Part of Henry the Fourth: Tragedy and History
Fri 23:		1 & 2 Henry IV

Mon 26:		The Life of Henry the Fifth: The Ideal King? The Just War?
Wed 28:		Henry V: What were Shakespeare's Politics?
Fri 30:		MIDTERM EXAMINATION

November

Mon 2:		The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Why there is no 
			text of Hamlet
Wed 4:		Hamlet: The Play within the Play within the Play
Fri 6:		Hamlet

Mon 9:		The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice: Husband and 
			Wife? Angel and Devil?
Wed 11:		Othello: Race, Sex, and the Theater
Fri 13:		Othello  REVIEW ARTICLE DUE AT BEGINNING OF DISCUSSION SECTION

Mon 16:		The Tragedy of King Lear: Parents and Children
Wed 18:		Lear: "Is this the promised end?"
Fri 20:		Lear

Mon 23:		The Tragedy of Macbeth: Things that go 'Bump' in the 
			Night--Natural, Unnatural, and Supernatural
Wed 25:		Macbeth: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Fri 27:		Macbeth

Mon 30:		The Winter's Tale: The Late Romances

December

Wed 2:		Winter's Tale: Why do all the characters in WT keep 
			saying that it's 'like an old tale still'?
			TERM PAPER DUE AT BEGINNING OF LECTURE
Fri 4:		Winter's Tale

Mon 7:		The Tempest: Politics, Magic, and Art
Wed 9:		Tempest: Shakespeare's Farewell?
Fri 11:		Tempest: Our Farewell.


				Course Requirements

		Quizzes 			10%
		Performance Review Article	10%
		Term Paper (@ 5-7 pgs)	25%
		Midterm Examination		25%
		Final Examination		30%


	Throughout the semester, we will be scheduling showings of 
various Shakespeare performances.  You are not required to attend these 
performances, but they will make assimilation and interpretation of the 
plays much easier for you.

	The discussion sections are intended to be just that: classes 
devoted to group discussion of the material.  Discussion is expected 
during these classes.  While we will not be assigning grades for 
participation, your consistent involvement could help your final grade.