Southern Nazarene University, Spring 2002
| wk 1 |
| Course Introduction |
| Bedford Companion, Introduction |
| wk 2 |
| An early comedy:TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 1: Shakespeare's life |
| Discussion I |
| wk 3 |
| Early poetry: THE SONNETS |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 2: Shakespeare's Language |
| Discussion II |
| Short paper due (Saturday midnight) |
| wk 4 |
| A Shakespearean History: RICHARD III or HENRY V (class choice) |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 6: Shakespeare's Sources |
| Discussion III |
| wk 5 |
| TWELFTH NIGHT |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 4: Shakespeare's Theatre |
| Discussion IV |
| Short paper due (Saturday midnight) |
| wk 6 |
| AS YOU LIKE IT or MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (class choice) |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 7: Town & Country |
| Discussion V |
| wk 7 |
| HAMLET in performance |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 10: Shakespeare in Performance |
| wk 8 |
| THE MERCHANT OF VENICE |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 3: Dramatic Genres |
| Discussion VI |
| Short paper due (Saturday midnight) |
| SPRING BREAK |
| wk 9 |
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 8: Gender Issues in the Plays |
| Discussion VII |
| Short paper due (Saturday midnight) |
| Bibliographical essays due for English majors (April 1) |
| wk 10 |
| KING LEAR |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 5: Shakespeare's Text |
| Discussion VIII |
| wk 11 |
| Oriental Film Version of LEAR: Kurosawa's RAN (160 minutes) |
| Short paper due (Saturday midnight) |
| wk 12 |
| TIMON OF ATHENS |
| Bedford Companion, Chapter 9: Politics & Religion |
| Discusion IX |
| Long critical paper for some English majors due (Sat. midnight) |
| wk 13 |
| A Shakespearean Romance: THE TEMPEST |
| Discussion X |
| (Saturday midnight) |
| wk 14 |
| Joint Authorship: TWO NOBLE KINSMEN |
| Discussion XI: Extra credit |
| wk 15 |
| Partner project presentations |
| wk 16 |
| Final Exam |