190 W19 North

English 190: Shakespeare

Professor J.S. North January 2018

Time/Place:       1.00 - 2.20 MW    HH 139

Office hours:    MW 9.30-12.00;     Tues/Thur/Fri 10.00-12.00; 1.30-4.00

or by appointment. My office phone is 33743.

Texts: The Penguin editions of

King Lear

A Midsummer Night's Dream Othello

The Merchant of Venice The Taming of the Shrew The Winter's Tale

Purpose: To study the major themes, stories, structures and literary elements of six

plays by William Shakespeare, widely acknowledged to be the greatest dramatist in the history of civilization.

Schedule:

Mon Jan 7      Introduction & King Lear

Mon Jan 21    A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mon Feb 4     Othello (mid-term break is T-F Feb 19-22)

Mon Feb 25   The Merchant of VeniceMon Mar 11 The Taming of the Shrew

Mon Mar       The Winter'<; Tale (last dass Wed m April)

Intellectual Property.

Students should be aware that this course contains the intellectual property of their instructor, TA, and/or the University of Waterloo. Intellectual property includes items such as:

• Lecture content, spoken and written (and any audio/video recording thereof);
• Lecture handouts, presentations, and other materials prepared for the course (e.g., PowerPoint slides);
• Questions or solution sets from various types of assessments (e.g.,

assignments, quizzes, tests, final exams); and

• Work protected by· copyright (e.g., any work authored by the instructor or TA

or used by the instructor or TA with permission of the copyright owner).