English 205
Section 01 [HUM]
Spring 2016
SLN 02091
MWF 10:10 – 11:00 am.
Todd Hall 334
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355 — Washington State University
Hours: MWF 9:00 – 10:00, and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
Shakespeare Syllabus
[We will often be reading plays selected by the class.
So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
January 11 — Introductions and Images.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
January 13 — Background; The Taming of the Shrew, Act I.
January 15 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.[January 18 — Martin Luther King Holiday.]
January 20 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act III.
January 22 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV.January 25 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act V.
January 27 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 29 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.February 1 — Macbeth, Act I.
February 3 — Macbeth, Act II.
February 5 — Macbeth, Act III.February 8 — Macbeth, Act IV.
February 10 — Macbeth, Act V.
February 12 — The Merchant of Venice, Act I.[February 15 — St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 17 — The Merchant of Venice, Act II.
February 19 — The Merchant of Venice, Act III.February 22 — The Merchant of Venice, Act IV.
February 24 — The Merchant of Venice, Act V.
February 26 — Writing Advice.February 29 — First Exam & Essays.
March 2 — Thule, the Period of Cosmography.
March 4 — Henry V, Act I.March 7 — Henry V, Act II.
March 9 — Henry V, Act III.
March 11 — Intermission.[March 14 – 18 — SPRING BREAK.]
March 21 — Henry V, Act IV.
March 23 — Henry V, Act V.
March 25 — Reorientation.March 28 — Hamlet, Act I.
March 30 — Intermission.
April 1 — Hamlet, Acts I-II.April 4 — Hamlet, Acts II-III.
April 6 — Hamlet, Act III.
April 8 — Hamlet Act IV.April 11 — Hamlet Act V.
April 13 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts I-II.
April 15 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts III-IV.April 18 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V.
April 20 — End-of-Semester Exam.
April 22 — Suspension.April 25 — Shakespeare Games 2016.
April 27 — Extra Shakespeare: Railing, etc.
April 29 — The rest is silence.
Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Clinical Professor, Department of English
delahoyd@wsu.edu
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