English 205
Section 01 [HUM]
Spring 2017
SLN 01400
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 9 — Introductions and Images.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
January 11 — Background; The Taming of the Shrew, Induction & Act I.
January 13 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.[January 16 — Martin Luther King Holiday.]
January 18 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act III.
January 20 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV.January 23 — The Taming of the Shrew, Act V.
January 25 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 27 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.January 30 — The Merchant of Venice, Act I.
February 1 — The Merchant of Venice, Act II.
February 3 — The Merchant of Venice, Act III.February 6 — The Merchant of Venice, Act IV.
February 8 — The Merchant of Venice, Act V.
[February 10 — Conference Work.]February 13 — Macbeth, Act I.
February 15 — Macbeth, Act II.
February 17 — Macbeth, Act III.[February 20 — St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 22 — Macbeth, Acts IV & V.
February 24 — Writing Advice.February 27 — First Exam & Essay.
March 1 — Histories Background; Henry V, Act I.
March 3 — Henry V, Act II.March 6 — Henry V, Act III.
March 8 — Henry V, Act IV.
March 10 — Henry V, Act V.[March 13 – 17 — SPRING BREAK.]
March 20 — Thule, the Period of Cosmography.
March 22 — Hamlet, Act I.
March 24 — Hamlet, Acts I & II.March 27 — Hamlet, Acts II & III.
March 29 — Hamlet, Act III.
March 31 — Hamlet, Act IV.April 3 — Hamlet, Act V.
April 5 — Lucrece.
April 7 — Shakespeare in Italy.April 10 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I.
April 12 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts II & III.
April 14 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act IV & Review.April 17 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V.
April 19 — End-of-Semester Exam.
April 21 — Suspension.April 24 — Shakespeare Games 2017.
April 26 — Extra Shakespeare: Railing, etc.
April 28 — The rest is silence.
Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Clinical Professor, Department of English
delahoyd@wsu.edu
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