M AUG 23: Introduction: Reading Shakespeare's Lines (and between them)
W 25: Dramatic Space and Story Place Titus Andronicus Acts I-III
F 27: Titus Andronicus Acts IV-V

Assignment 1 Read and paraphrase a passage (c. 20 lines)
M 30: Titus Andronicus
W SEP 2: Titus Andronicus
F 4: Titus Andronicus
PAPER 1: Dramatic space in the final scene

M 6: NO CLASS: LABOR DAY
W 8: Stage Directions, Overt and Covert Taming of the Shrew Act I-II
F. 10: Taming of the Shrew Acts III-V
Assignment 2 Find covert stage directions.

M 13: Taming of the Shrew
W 15: Taming of the Shrew
Assignment 3 Trace to use of "go" and "come"
F 17: Taming of the Shrew
PAPER 2 Is Katharine tamed in the final scene? Give dramatic
Evidence.

M 20: Multiple Plots: Static Pattern The Merchant of Venice I-III
W 22: The Merchant of Venice IV-V
Assignment 4 Trace the use of "flesh and blood, " "complexion,"
"music," OR "casket"
F 24: The Merchant of Venice

M 27: The Merchant of Venice
W 29: The Merchant of Venice
PAPER 3 How are the three plots related?
F OCT 1: Reality and Alternate Reality: "This is and is not" Twelfth Night I-II

M 4: Twelfth Night III-V
Assignment 5 Trace changes of direction and mood
W 6: Twelfth Night
F 8: Twelfth Night

M 11: NO CLASS: BREAK
W 13: Twelfth Night
Assignment 6
F 15: Twelfth Night
PAPER 5 Gender in Twelfth Night

M 18: Temporal structure vs. static structure Measure for Measure Acts I-III
Assignment 7 Start journal (due next meeting, Weds Oct 19)
¦NB: Do NOT read the Introduction or Cast List before finishing
The play!!!
W 20: Measure for Measure Acts IV-V
F 22: Measure for Measure

M 25: Measure for Measure
Assignment 8
W 27: Measure for Measure
F 29: Measure for Measure
PAPER 6 How can you explain Isabel's (or x's) role in the play?

M 29: King Lear I-II
W 31 King Lear III-V
Assignment 9
F NOV 2: King Lear

M 5: King Lear
Assignment 10 Compare text and video versions of a scene segment
W 7: King Lear
PAPER 7
F 9: From Script to Performance: Hints about staging your scenes

M 12: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL
W 14: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL
F 16: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL

M 19: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL
W 21: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL
F 23: NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK

M 29: NO CLASS: REHEARSAL
T 30: PERFORMANCE 7 PM KECK HALL (KH 100)
W Dec 1: Debriefing; class evaluation; discussion of final paper; video of performances I
F 3: Debriefing; discussion of final paper; video of performances II


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