English 205
Section 01 [H]
Fall 2010
SLN 17251
MWF 10:10 am – 11:00 am.
Todd 334
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355 — Washington State University
Hours: MWF 8:30-10:00, and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
Shakespeare Syllabus
[We will be reading plays selected by the class.
So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
August 23 — Introductions and Images.
August 25 — Background; The Taming of the Shrew, Induction.
August 27 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act I.August 30 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.
September 1 — The Taming of the Shrew, Acts III & IV.
September 3 — The Taming of the Shrew, Acts IV & V.[September 6 — Holy Day.]
September 8 — The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy.
September 10 — The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy.September 13 — Twelfth Night, Act I.
September 15 — Twelfth Night, Act II.
September 17 — Twelfth Night, Act III.September 20 — Twelfth Night, Act IV.
September 22 — Twelfth Night, Act V.
September 24 — Exam #1.September 27 — Writing Tips.
September 29 — Project #1 Due; Antony and Cleopatra, Act I.
October 1 — Antony and Cleopatra, Act II.October 4 — Antony and Cleopatra, Act III.
October 6 — Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV.
October 8 — Antony and Cleopatra, Act V.October 11 — “Thule, the Period of Cosmography.”
October 13 — Guest Speaker.
October 15 — Much Ado About Nothing, Act I.October 18 — Much Ado About Nothing, Acts II & III.
October 20 — Much Ado About Nothing, Act IV.
October 22 — Much Ado About Nothing, Act V.October 25 — Lucrece.
October 27 — Shake-speare’s Sonnets: 1, 2, 3, 13, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 66, 71, 76, 87, 94, 105, 106, 107, 121, 125, 129, 130, 135, 144, 147.
October 29 — Exam #2.November 1 — The Winter’s Tale, Act I.
November 3 — The Winter’s Tale, Act II.
November 5 — The Winter’s Tale, Act III.November 8 — The Winter’s Tale, Act IV.
November 10 — The Winter’s Tale, Act V.
November 12 — Work Day.November 15 — Project #2 Due.
November 17 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I.
November 19 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts II & III.[November 22 – 26 — Thanksgiving Holiday.]
November 29 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act IV.
December 1 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V.
December 3 — Exam #3.December 6 — Shakespeare Games.
December 8 — Shakespeare Games.
December 10 — The rest is silence.
Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of English
delahoyd@wsu.edu
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