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Date: November 15th, 2000
Length: 6 Weeks
Author(s): Dr. Krenz
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Description:
Become familiar with the Bard by taking Walking through
Shakespeare: The Comedies. You will learn how to interpret
Shakespeare's verse as well as explore the transcendent themes
that exist within four comedies. You will get to know
Shakespeare’s characters, who speak with such grace and wit that
you will find it hard to forget them. The purpose of this course
is to give you the background knowledge, tools, and techniques you
need to understand and enjoy Shakespeare’s plays. You will use
what you learn in the first few lessons to read and analyze four
different comedies. The objective of this course is for you to
walk away with techniques for reading and watching Shakespeare’s
plays so that your future experiences with them will be deeper and
richer.
Objectives:
During the six-lesson course, you will learn:
- The background of Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, and
Elizabethan culture
- The basic tools used to interpret Shakespearean verse
- Major themes and motifs in the plays
- The workings of plot structure and characterization
Preparation:
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| Outline: |
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| 1.
Shakespeare, His Life and Works |
William Shakespeare: an introduction to his life, his
work and his comedic genius.
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| 2.
Enjoying Shakespeare: Understanding the Language |
An
introduction to some basic tools of Shakespearean English. |
| 3.
Major Themes and Motifs in A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Learn the major themes and motifs that are repeated in
this play.
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| 4.
As You Like It |
We'll
discuss the various symbolic representations of characters
and themes in As You Like It. We'll examine
Shakespeare's dialogue on different philosophies of life
as shown through the characters and their interactions
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Use of Language and Themes in Much Ado About Nothing |
This lesson will focus on the two main characters and
explore the psychology of romantic love within each. We
will also look at the main themes of the play and how
those ideas relate to us today.
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| 6.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will |
You will get another chance to employ the techniques
and devices of Shakespearean verse that you learned in
Lesson 2 to interpret the primary themes of Twelfth Night.
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Materials: Enhance your class experience with these
author-selected resources. |
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| The
Riverside Shakespeare, Vol. 1 |
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Book |
This
book is the finest edition of Shakespeare available for
students and home use. The text includes the complete
plays and poetry, thoroughly annotated and fully
introduced.
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more! |
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| Related
Items: Maximize the value of the course with these
additional materials. |
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| The
Complete Coral Works of Ken Kosche (Modern
Choral Series) |
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Book |
Ken Kosche, Corcordia's own master hymn writer works
with themes borrowed from William
Shakespeare's timeless comedies.
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more! |
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| Galen
Stone presents the Shakespearen Vase |
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Book |
Galen Stone, Corcordia's own master potter and
painter presents the Shakespearean Vase to be auctioned
live at the Friend's of Concordia Auction.
Learn
more! |
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| The
Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition |
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Book |
This
vibrant, complete Shakespeare anthology brings readers
closer than ever before to Shakespeare's plays as they
were first acted. Based on the freshly edited texts of the
Oxford Edition, the most far-reaching and innovative
revision of the traditional canon in centuries, The
Norton Shakespeare invites readers to rediscover
Shakespeare. Opening the volume is Stephen Greenblatt's
general introduction, a richly textured portrait of
Shakespeare's work and world. The introduction, marginal
glosses, and annotation that accompany each text greatly
aid understanding of the plays and poems, and an elegant,
single-column page makes reading them a pleasure.
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more! |
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