ENGL 325 is an introduction to the study of the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare, focusing on his later works (tragedies, tragicomedies, and romances). The course will begin with an introduction to the perceptions of revenge in the age of Shakespeare and the conventions of revenge drama, and then it will progress through six of Shakespeare’s later plays and a selection of his sonnets.
Course Welcome [video] |
Maggie Smith Sings "The Willow Song" as Desdemona |
Useful Websites and Videos |
Angelina Jolie Pitt's Speech to the UN Security Council |
Actor's Community Theatre: Act 3, Scene1 |
"O Take Those Lips Away" |
Useful Websites and Videos |
Star Wars' Opening Crawl |
Gangstalicious—Homies Over Hoes |
Recommended Readings |
Useful Websites and Videos |
Forbidden Planet Trailer |
The Tempest: Epilogue |
Oxford English Dictionary |
Explication [video] |