English 205 / Humanities 205
Section 01 [H]
Fall 2024
SLN 05543 / 09178 — 3 Credits — No Pre-Requisites
MWF 9:10 – 10:00am.
Avery 8
[We will often be reading plays selected by the class. So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
August 19 — Introductions and Images.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
August 21 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act I.
August 23 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.
August 26 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act III.
August 28 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV.
August 30 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act V.
[September 2 — Labor Day Holiday.]
September 4 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
September 6 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question: Oxford.
September 9 — Julius Caesar, Act I.
September 11 — Julius Caesar, Act II.
September 13 — Julius Caesar, Act III.
September 16 — Julius Caesar, Acts IV & V.
September 18 — Romeo and Juliet, Act I.
September 20 — Music: “Thule, the Period of Cosmography.”
September 23 — Romeo and Juliet, Act II.
September 25 — Romeo and Juliet, Acts III & IV.
[September 27 — Conference. No Class.]
September 30 — Romeo and Juliet, Act V.
October 2 — Writing Essays.
October 4 — Other Shakespeare and Review.
October 7 — Midterm Exam & Essay. [Zoom.]
October 9 — Lucrece.
[October 11 — “Office” Hours. Zoom.]
October 14 — Macbeth, Act I.
October 16 — Macbeth, Act II.
October 18 — Macbeth, Act III.
October 21 — Macbeth, Acts IV & V.
October 23 — Hamlet, Act I.
October 25 — Hamlet, Acts I & II.
October 28 — Hamlet, Acts II & III.
October 30 — Hamlet, Acts III & IV.
November 1 — Hamlet, Act V.
November 4 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I.
November 6 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts II & III.
November 8 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act IV.
[November 11 — Holiday.]
November 13 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V.
November 15 — Perspective Art, Serpent Portrait, Railing.
November 18 — Review.
November 20 — End-of-Semester Exam & Essay. [Remote.]
November 22 — “Office” Hours [Zoom.]
[November 25 – 29 — THANKSGIVING BREAK]
December 2 — Shakespeare Games 2024.
December 6 — Bonus Shakespeare: The Virgin Volta, Shakespeare in Italy. [Zoom.]
[December 8 — The rest is silence.]