A book page featuring the text "The plays of Shakespeare" above a black-and-white portrait of William Shakespeare.

Focus on Shakespeare II

Cost
485.00

This course was available in the past and may be presented again as part of the Basic Program of Liberal Education curriculum.

With (at least) 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and countless turns of phrase (such as “All the world’s a stage”) to his name, William Shakespeare changed the face of poetry as we know it—and his timeless works continue to inspire today. This two-quarter course (following winter’s “Focus on Shakespeare”) will explore five of the Bard's plays, including selections from the comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances.

Course Outline

Week Reading
1 King Richard III
2 King Richard III
3

Twelfth Night

4 Twelfth Night
5

Henry V

6 Henry V
7 Coriolanus
8 Coriolanus
9 Hamlet
10 Hamlet

Required Texts

King Richard III     Bantam Classics     978-0553213041
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night     Bantam Classics     978-0553212815
Henry V     Bantam Classics     978-0553212952
Three Classical Tragedies: Titus Andronicus, Timon of Athens, Coriolanus     Bantam Classics     978-0553212846
Hamlet     Bantam Classics     978-0553212921

Notes

Online registration deadline: Thursday, March 24, 5 pm CT.

Remote courses require you to login to Canvas to access the Zoom Classroom. You will receive an invitation to join Canvas about a week before your course begins.

Please visit the Liberal Arts Student Resources page to find step by step instructions for Canvas and Zoom: Online Learning Resources