Shakespeare 312: Course Calendar

This calendar is dynamic: it will be updated during the course of the term, to add presentation topics and names and to update readings if it becomes necessary. If you have any question about what is for a specific day, check here: even if I make a mistake and say differently in class, this calendar is always right.

"To Read" designates reading to do before class. "Work" designates either work due for that class (essays, etc.), or work we will do in class (quizzes, etc.). Note that quizzes are given on the first day that we discuss a play. "WW" indicates the biography, Will in the World. Read the Norton's Introductions when you read its texts!

Weds., Jan. 18

Introduction
To Read: The syllabus; Sonnets # 3, 18, 20, 30, 42, 81, 87, 106, 116
Work:

Fri., Jan. 20

Introduction; Sonnets
To Read: Sonnets # 3, 18, 20, 30, 42, 81, 87, 106, 116; and 130, 132, 135, 136, 138. (You might also read WW ch. 8, "Master-Mistress.")
Work:

Mon., Jan. 23

The Taming of the Shrew
To Read: up to end of Act I
Work:

Jan. 25

To Read: The rest of the play; Norton, "General Introduction," pages 1-12, esp. the sections on women
Work: Quiz

Jan. 27

To Read:
Work:

Mon., Jan. 30

A Midsummer Night's Dream
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Feb. 1

To Read: WW ch. 1, "Primal Scenes"
Work:

Feb. 3

To Read:
Work:

Mon., Feb. 6

The Merchant of Venice
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Feb. 8

To Read: Norton, "General Introduction" 21-24; WW ch. 9, "Laughter from the Scaffold"
Work:

Feb. 10

Class cancelled today due to illness; the next two weeks have been altered because of this.
To Read:
Work:

Mon., Feb. 13

The Merchant of Venice, cont'd.
To Read:
Work:

Analysis #1 due today

Feb. 15

Richard II
To Read:

the play
Work:

Quiz

Feb. 17

To Read:

Norton, "General Introduction" 12-21; WW ch. 3, "The Great Fear"
Work:

Mon., Feb. 20

Richard II, cont'd; The First Part of Henry IV, Act 1 only
To Read: the play
Work:

Feb. 22

The First Part of Henry IV, Acts 2-5
To Read:
Work:

Quiz

Feb. 24

To Read: WW ch. 7, "Shakescene"
Work:

Mon., Feb. 27

Much Ado about Nothing
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Mar. 1

To Read: WW ch. 4, "Wooing, Wedding, and Repenting"
Work:

Mar. 3

To Read:
Work: Analysis #2 due today

Mon., Mar. 6

Henry V
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Mar. 8

To Read:
Work:

Mar. 10

To Read:
Work: You must have notified me in writing of your desire to take the 8-page final paper option by today.

Mar. 13-17

No Class
March Recess

Mon., Mar. 20

Hamlet
To Read: Act 1
Work:

Mar. 22

To Read: Acts 2-5
Work: Quiz

Mar. 24

To Read: WW ch. 10, "Speaking with the Dead"
Work:

Mon., Mar. 27

To Read:
Work: Paper #1 due today

Mar. 29

Measure for Measure
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Mar. 31

To Read:
Work:

Mon., Apr. 3

To Read:
Work:

FYI: Tuesday, April 4th is the last day to "W" from any class this term.

Apr. 5

Macbeth
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Apr. 7

To Read: Norton, "General Introduction" 25-29; WW ch. 11, "Bewitching the King"
Work:

Mon., Apr. 10

To Read:
Work: Analysis #3 due; if you have chosen the 8-page paper option, the Prospectus is also due by today.

Apr. 12-14

No Class
April Recess

Mon., Apr. 17

A Winter's Tale
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Apr. 19

To Read: WW ch. 12, "The Triumph of the Everyday"
Work:

Apr. 21

To Read:
Work: Extra Credit project due by today, if you choose to do it.

Mon., Apr. 24

The Tempest
To Read: the play
Work: Quiz

Apr. 26

To Read:
Work:

Apr. 28

To Read:
Work:

Mon., May 1

Review Day
To Read:
Work: Final Paper due

May 3

Review Day
To Read:
Work:

May 5

There will be no class today; I will be away at a conference.
To Read:
Work:

Exam Week

Final Exam
The final exam will be held on Wednesday, May 10th, at 8:00 am.