PY 260-320 Shakespeare

Spring 2012 

T/Th  1:00-2:20  206C 

G.A.Tatevik Khoja-Eynatyan tatevikki@gmail.com                                     

Course Description:

Shakespeare:  Two history plays, two tragedies, one comedy, some sonnets.

Course Requirements:

You will usually be required to read and reflect carefully on the plays.  You should complete the reading assignments before you come to class; I will assume a basic familiarity with the assigned reading, including characters, plot, and consequences and you should be prepared to demonstrate this familiarity on cue.  Your active engagement with the material will account for 25% of your final grade.  You will share responsibility with your fellow students in encouraging and leading classroom discussion.  You will be required to complete two significant writing assignments:  a short paper and a final paper.  You will have a multiple-choice midterm exam and a final exam with an essay.  Papers will allow and encourage you to explore and analyze the implications of the reading and ideas we discuss over the course of the semester.

            All written work must be printed, double-spaced, using standard margins and fonts. I value high quality writing; your grade will be reduced by 10% for errors of punctuation, spelling, grammar, or proofreading.  Please keep copies of all written work you submit.  You are responsible for submitting assignments on time, and Gina or I should be notified promptly if your work will be late.  Late work, when accepted, will be penalized.          

             Your grade will be calculated as follows:

                        Midterm paper                                      20%

                        Midterm exam (IDs)                            10%

                        Final paper                                            30%

                        Final exam (IDs)                                   15%

                        Class participation                                25%

                        TOTAL                                              100% 

Texts:

Richard III 

Henry V

Hamlet

Measure for Measure

King Lear

Sonnets and Poems

Course Schedule

Week 1   Introduction, Richard III  

T   Jan 17          Why Read Shakespeare?

Th Jan 19          Richard III Acts 1-2

Week 2    Richard III

T  Jan 24          Richard III Acts 3-4

Th  26               Film:  Richard III

Week 3   Richard III, Henry V

T  Jan 31         Richard III Act 5                     

Th  Feb 2         Henry V, Act 1

Week 4   Henry V

T  Feb 7           Henry V, Acts 2-4

Th  Feb 9         Film: Henry V

Week 5   Henry V, Hamlet

T  Feb 14          Henry V, Act 5

Th  Feb 16       Hamlet, Act 1

Week 6   No Class Audition Week        

Week 7     Hamlet

T  Feb 28         Hamlet, Acts 2-5  

Th  Mar 1        Film:  Hamlet

Week 8    Hamlet

T  Mar 6          Hamlet, all.

Th  Mar 8        Film: Hamlet again

MIDTERM PAPER DUE Friday March 9. 

Week 9             Measure for Measure  

T  Mar 13        ID Quiz             

Th Mar 15         Measure for Measure, Act 1

Week 10          NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK

Week 11   Measure for Measure

T  Mar 27        Measure for Measure, Acts 2-4               

Th  Mar 29      Film: Measure for Measure

Week 12   Measure for Measure, King Lear

T  Apr 3          Measure for Measure, Act 5

Th  Apr 5        King Lear, Act I

Week 13    King Lear

T  Apr 10        King Lear, Acts 2-4

Th Apr 12       Film:  King Lear

Week 14  King Lear, Sonnets  

            T Apr 17         King Lear, Act 5

Th Apr 19       Sonnets           

FIRST DRAFT FINAL PAPER DUE APRIL 19 in class

Week 15   Sonnets

            T April 24        Sonnets

            Th April 26      Sonnets          

Week 16     Final, Final Thoughts

            May  1             Final ID quiz

            May 3              Performances              

12/10  FINAL REWRITE DUE