E. 3130: Elizabethan Shakespeare: Shakespeare and Love

and Juliet (Signet) William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Arden) William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night 9s Dream (Arden 3) William Shakespeare, As You Like It (Arden 3) William Shakespeare, The Narrative Poems (Signet) Christopher Marlowe, Complete Plays (Penguin) *Books available at Ed 9s Bookstore or the campus bookstore.<br><br> Course Requirements: " Regular attendance and participation in class (10%) " Weekly Web CT participation (10%) " One short (3-5 page) close reading paper (15%) " Rewritten paper (15%) " Monologue or scene performance (10%) " Final Paper (30%) " Take-home final exam (10%) Class meetings: MW 9:05 3 10:00, Marillac 138A Contact Information: " St John Hall, B40-4 " Email: mentzs@stjohns.edu " Phone: x6690 " Office Hours: MW 8 3 9 am, 10 3 11, or by appointment Plagiarism Policy: Any plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the paper. The paper must then be rewritten in order to pass the course. See me with questions.<br><br> Weekly Schedule Week 1 W 8/29 Shakespeare and Love F 8/31 Online Coursework: Shakespeare, Love, and Popular Culture Week 2 M 9/3 Labor Day 3 No Class W 9/5 Macbeth , Act 1 F 9/7 Online Coursework: Macbeth , Love, and Tragedy Week 3 M 9/10 Macbeth , Acts 2-3 W 9/12 Macbeth , Acts 4-5 Th 9/13 cMacbeth d by Shakespeare NYC at Beckett Theatre, 410 W. 42 nd St. (between 9 th and 10 th Avenues) 7:00 pm F 9/14 Online Coursework: Love in Performance Week 4 M 9/17 Romeo and Juliet , Act 1 W 9/19 Romeo and Juliet , Act 2-3 F 9/21 Online Coursework: Juliet, Romeo, and the Macbeths Week 5 M 9/24 Romeo and Juliet , Act 4 W 9/26 Romeo and Juliet , Act 5 F 9/28 Online Coursework: Politics, Religion, and Love Paper #1: Close Reading due Week 6 M 10/1 Two Gentlemen of Verona , Act 1 W 10/3 Two Gentlemen of Verona , Acts 2-3 F 10/5 Online Coursework: Comedy v.<br><br> Tragedy Week 7 M 10/8 Columbus Day 3 No Class W 10/10 Two Gentlemen of Verona , Act 4-5 F 10/12 Online Coursework: cThe bit with the dog d reconsidered Rewritten Paper due Week 8 M 10/15 A Midsummer Night 9s Dream , Act 1 W 10/17 A Midsummer Night 9s Dream , Acts 2-3 F 10/19 Online Coursework: Athens v. the Woods Week 9 M 10/22 A Midsummer Night 9s Dream , Act 4 W 10/24 A Midsummer Night 9s Dream , Act 5 F 10/26 Online Coursework: Bottom 9s Dream v. Marriage Week 10 M 10/29 Venus and Adonis W 10/31 Venus and Adonis F 11/2 Online Coursework: Theater v.<br><br> Narrative Poetry Week 11 M 11/5 Venus and Adonis W 11/7 Venus and Adonis F 11/9 Online Coursework: Venus 9s Curse Week 12 M 11/12 As You Like It , Act 1 W 11/14 As You Like It , Act 2 F 11/15 Online Coursework: Rosalind in Love Week 13 M 11/19 As You Like It, Act 3 W 11/21 Thanksgiving Recess 3 No Class F 11/23 Thanksgiving Recess 3 No Class Week 14 M 11/26 As You Like It , Act 4 W 11/28 As You Like It , Act 5 F 11/30 Online Coursework: The Epilogue Week 15 M 12/3 Edward II Student Performance W 12/5 Edward II Student Performances Final Paper due in class Take home final assigned (due during exam period) Week 16 T 12/11 cEdward II d by the Red Bull Theater Company opens

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