English 205
Section 01 [HUM]
Spring 2017
SLN 01400
MWF 10:10 - 11:00 am.
Todd Hall 334
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355 -- Washington State University
Hours: MWF 9:00 - 10:00, and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
[We will often be reading plays selected by the class.
So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
January 9 -- Introductions and Images.
[January 16 -- Martin Luther King Holiday.]
January 23 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act V.
January 30 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act I.
February 6 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act IV.
February 13 -- Macbeth, Act I.
[February 20 -- St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 27 -- First Exam & Essay.
March 6 -- Henry V, Act III.
[March 13 - 17 -- SPRING BREAK.]
March 20 -- Thule, the Period of Cosmography.
March 27 -- Hamlet, Acts II & III.
April 3 -- Hamlet, Act V.
April 10 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I.
April 17 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V.
April 24 -- Shakespeare Games 2017.
Read the
Course Description,
this advice from former students on
How to Study,
and my own
Work Tips.
January 11 -- Background; The Taming of the Shrew, Induction & Act I.
January 13 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.
January 18 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act III.
January 20 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV.
January 25 -- The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 27 -- The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
February 1 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act II.
February 3 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act III.
February 8 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act V.
[February 10 -- Conference Work.]
February 15 -- Macbeth, Act II.
February 17 -- Macbeth, Act III.
February 22 -- Macbeth, Acts IV & V.
February 24 -- Writing Advice.
March 1 -- Histories Background; Henry V, Act I.
March 3 -- Henry V, Act II.
March 8 -- Henry V, Act IV.
March 10 -- Henry V, Act V.
March 22 -- Hamlet, Act I.
March 24 -- Hamlet, Acts I & II.
March 29 -- Hamlet, Act III.
March 31 -- Hamlet, Act IV.
April 5 -- Lucrece.
April 7 -- Shakespeare in Italy.
April 12 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts II & III.
April 14 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV & Review.
April 19 -- End-of-Semester Exam.
April 21 -- Suspension.
April 26 -- Extra Shakespeare: Railing, etc.
April 28 -- The rest is silence.