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 Problems.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
August 21 — First Play, Act I.
August 23 — First Play, Act II.August 26 — First Play, Act III.
August 28 — First Play, Act IV.
August 30 — First Play, Act V.[September 2 — Labor Day Holiday.]
September 4 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
September 6 — The Shakespeare Authorship Question.September 9 — Second Play, Act I.
September 11 –Second Play, Act II.
September 13 –Second Play, Acts III.September 16 — Second Play, Acts IV & V.
September 18 — Music: “Thule, the Period of Cosmography.”
September 20 — Third Play, Act I.September 23 — Third Play, Act II.
September 25 — Third Play, Act III.
September 27 — Third Play, Act IV.September 30 — Third Play, Act V.
October 2 — Writing Essays.
October 4 — Midterm Exam & Essay.October 7 — Other Shakespeare.
October 9 — Fourth Play, Act I.
October 11 — Fourth Play, Act II.October 14 — Fourth Play, Act III.
October 16 — Fourth Play, Act IV.
October 18 — Fourth Play, Act V.October 21 — Lucrece.
October 23 — Fifth Play, Act I.
October 25 — Fifth Play, Act II.October 28 — Fifth Play, Act III.
October 30 — Fifth Play, Act IV.
November 1 — Fifth Play, Act V.November 4 — Sixth Play, Act I.
November 6 — Sixth Play, Acts II & III.
November 8 — Sixth Play, Acts III & IV.[November 11 — Holiday.]
November 13 — Sixth Play, Act V.
November 15 — Bonus Shakespeare.[November 25 – 29 — THANKSGIVING BREAK]
December 2 — End-of-Semester Exam & Essay.
December 4 — Shakespeare Games 2024.
December 6 — The rest is silence.