English 205
Section 01 [HUM]
Spring 2018
SLN 02885
MWF 10:10 - 11:00 am.
College Hall 125
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 8 -- Introductions and Images.
[January 15 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day.]
January 22 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act V.
January 29 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act I.
February 5 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act IV.
February 12 -- Hamlet, Act I.
[February 19 -- St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 26 -- Writing Advice.
March 5 -- Henry V, Acts I & II.
[March 12 - 16 -- SPRING BREAK.]
March 19 -- [Intermission.]
March 26 -- Lucrece.
April 2 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts III & IV.
April 9 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Act I.
April 16 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Act V.
April 23 -- Shakespeare Games 2018.
Read the
Course Description,
this advice from former students on
How to Study,
and my own
Work Tips.
January 10 -- Background; The Taming of the Shrew, Act I.
January 12 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act II.
January 17 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act III.
January 19 -- The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV.
January 24 -- The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 26 -- The Shakespeare Authorship Question.
January 31 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act II.
February 2 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act III.
February 7 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act V.
February 9 -- "Thule, the Period of Cosmography."
February 14 -- Hamlet, Acts I & II.
February 16 -- Hamlet, Acts II & III.
February 21 -- Hamlet, Acts III & IV.
February 23 -- Hamlet, Act V.
February 28 -- First Exam & Essay.
March 2 -- Histories Background; Henry V, Act I.
March 7 -- Henry V, Act III.
March 9 -- Bonus Shakespeare.
March 21 -- Henry V, Act IV.
March 23 -- Henry V, Act V.
March 28 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I.
March 30 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts II & III.
April 4 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V.
April 6 -- Shake-speare in Italy.
April 11 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Acts II & III.
April 13 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Acts III & IV; Review.
April 18 -- End-of-Semester Exam.
April 20 -- Suspension.
April 25 -- Extra Shakespeare: Railing, etc.
April 27 -- The rest is silence.