INGL 4025 Shakespeare
January 2005 English Department Office: Ch 323
Dr. K. Ferracane: Office Hours: MWF, 9:30-10:30, 12:30-1:30, and by appointment
Catalog description: Shakespeare's dramatic craftsmanship, poetry, humor, characterization, psychology, and modern pertinence, as illustrated in representative tragedies, comedies and history plays. Prerequisite: 3 credits in literature at the 4000 level or consent of the director. 3 credit hours, 3 hours of lecture per week.
Required text: The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd edition, or similar text.
The course will examine the imagery, structure, language and major themes of each play. Attention will also be given to the relevance of the plays in today's world. The plays will also be studied through analysis of selected videos and through student presentations.
Class attendance is required. Students will be expected to participate in discussions of assigned readings. All work must be turned in on time, done on word processor in size 12 Times New Roman font, except where otherwise specified. Any work not turned in will automatically receive a zero. All work must be original. Any work copied from the Internet (all or in part) or plagiarized from other sources will automatically receive a grade of zero. There will be no make-ups for quizzes (which may be unannounced), but the lowest grade may be dropped.
Reading List
Selected sonnets
The Taming of the Shrew (Jan. 24)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Jan. 31)
As You Like It (Feb. 11)
Measure for Measure (Feb. 18)
Richard III (Feb. 28)
1 Henry IV (Mar. 9)
Hamlet (Mar. 28)
King Lear (Apr. 11)
Macbeth (Apr. 29)
The Tempest (May 6)
Work and point values
Analysis of a scene from a video 15 pts.
Dramatic presentation of a scene (1) (5-7 mins.) 40 pts.
Quizzes (5 pts. each) 50 pts. (approximately)
Partial exams (100 pts., 50 pts.) 150 pts.
Summary of critical article (from a scholarly journal) 15 pts.
Research paper (5-6 pp.) 60 pts.
Final exam (partial) 100 pts.
Short Assignments 30-40 pts. (approximately)
Grades will follow the standard curve.
Schedule
Partial I Fri., Feb. 25 (sonnets through MM)
Analysis of video scene Fri., March 11
Partial II Fri., March 18 (R III, 1 Henry IV)
Summary of Critical Art. Mon., April 4
Dramatic Presentations April 22, 25, 27
Research Paper Mon., May 7
Final Exam To be announced (on last four plays)
