English 324: Shakespeare I

There is a massive amount of material on the Internet related to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. In this home page we have selected only a few sites related specifically to the plays on the course. At the end of the study schedule there are a few general sites which students can explore. In our Centre for Language and Literature, there is a section on Shakespeare sites.

Study Schedule

Week	Activities
1	Read the AU Student Manual, completely. Read the Course Guide, pages 2-6, and Module 1, pages 35-55. View the video, Hamlet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
2	Read the play, Richard II. "Richard II: Shakespeare's 'Perfect' History" (Dixie College, Utah) http://dsc.dixie.edu/shakespeare/rich2ess.htm
3	Read the Course Guide, Module 1, Richard II, pages 56-74. Listen to the audio tape of selected scenes from the play.
4	Read the play, Henry IV, Part One. "1 King Henry IV" (Dixie College) http://dsc.dixie.edu/shakespeare/henry4ess.htm
5	Read the Course Guide, Module 2, Henry IV, Part One, pages 75-116. Listen to the audio tape of selected scenes from the play. Internet Shakespeare Editions, go to Library, click An Extensive Exploration of Shakespeare's Life and Times, click Some Plays Explored, then choose Henry IV. http://ise.uvic.ca/
6	First Essay Assignment Write an explication of 800 words and send it to your tutor. Read the instructions in the Course Guide, pages 22-24. See online essay writing guides below.
7	Read the play, Hamlet. "Shakespeare's Stories: Hamlet" http://www.legends.dm.net/shakespeare/hamlet.html "A Short Course on Shakespeare's Hamlet" http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~iandel/index.html
8	Read the Course Guide, Module 3, Hamlet, pages 120-150. Listen to the audio tape of selected scenes from the play. Internet Shakespeare Editions, go to Library, click An Extensive Exploration of Shakespeare's Life and Times, click Some Plays Explored, then choose Hamlet. http://ise.uvic.ca/
9	Read the play, King Lear. "King Lear" (Acadia University) http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/engl/ young/shakes/KL/klear.htm
10	Read the Course Guide, Module 4, King Lear, pages 154-185. Read the essay, "The Heights and the Depths: A Scene from King Lear," by Harry Levin, in your text, King Lear, pages, 260-280. "King Lear: Sources, Versions, Revisions" (University of Pennsylvania) http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/furness/lear/ Internet Shakespeare Editions, go to Library, click An Extensive Exploration of Shakespeare's Life and Times, click Some Plays Explored, then choose King Lear http://ise.uvic.ca/
11	Second Essay Assignment Read the instructions for this essay on p. 16 AU Student Manual. See online essay writing guides.
12	Read the play, Macbeth. "Macbeth Plugged" http://library.thinkquest.org/2888/ intro.html?tqskip1=1
13	Read the Course Guide, Module 5, Macbeth, pages 190-212. View the video, Macbeth. Listening to the audio tape of scenes from the play is optional. "Shakespeare's Stories: Macbeth" http://www.legends.dm.net/ shakespeare/macbeth.html
14	Read the play, Othello. Othello's Stature: Three Filmed Versions of the Moor" (Dixie College) http://dsc.dixie.edu/ shakespeare/othelloess.htm
15	Read the Course Guide, Module 6, Othello, pages 216-249.
16	Order final examination from the Registry Read the play, Antony and Cleopatra. http://ise.uvic.ca/Annex/DraftTxt/Ant/
17	Read the Course Guide, Module 7, Antony and Cleopatra, pages 254-292. Listen to the audio tape of selected scenes from the play.
18	Third Essay Assignment. Read the instructions for this essay on p. 16 of AU Student Manual. You must submit this assignment before you write the final examination.
19	Write the final examination.