English/Humanities 205
Section 01 [HUM]
Spring 2022
SLN 03217 / 08022
MWF 9:10 – 10:00 am.
Zoom
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355 — Washington State University
Hours: MWF 10:00 – 11:00, and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
[We will usually be reading plays selected by the class.
So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
January 12 — Introductions and Images.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
January 14 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act I.[January 17 — Holiday.]
January 19 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.
January 21 — The Taming of the Shrew, Acts III & IV.January 24 — The Taming of the Shrew, Acts IV & V.
January 26 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 28 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.January 31 — Macbeth, Act I.
February 2 — Macbeth, Act II.
February 4 — Macbeth, Act III.February 7 — Macbeth, Acts IV & V.
February 9 — Music: Madrigals and Thule, the Period of Cosmography.
February 11 — Hamlet, Act I.February 14 — Hamlet, Act II.
February 16 — Hamlet, Act III.
February 18 — Hamlet, Act IV.[February 21 — St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 23 — Hamlet, Act V.
February 25 — Writing Advice.February 28 — Midterm Exam & Essay.
March 2 — Much Ado About Nothing, Act I.
March 4 — Much Ado About Nothing, Acts II & III.March 7 — Much Ado About Nothing, Acts III & IV.
March 9 — Much Ado About Nothing, Act V.
March 11 — Extra Shakespeare.[March 14 – 18 — Spring Break Woo. Optional: The Tempest.]
March 21 — Twelfth Night, Act I.
March 23 — Twelfth Night, Act II.
March 25 — Twelfth Night, Act III.March 28 — Twelfth Night, Act IV.
March 30 — Twelfth Night, Act V.
April 1 — Lucrece.April 4 — The Merchant of Venice, Act I.
April 6 — The Merchant of Venice, Act II.
April 8 — The Merchant of Venice, Act III.April 11 — The Merchant of Venice, Act IV.
April 13 — The Merchant of Venice, Act V.
April 15 — Bonus Shakespeare.April 18 — Review.
April 20 — End-of-Semester Exam.
April 22 — Essay Due; no Zoom meeting.April 25 — Shakespeare Games 2022.
April 27 — Extra Shakespeare: Railing, etc.
April 29 — The rest is silence.