Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

Learn to analyze and appreciate Shakespeare's play "As You Like It" through this course. The course aims to help students form opinions about the play, understand its key passages, explore language and role-play, and appreciate the play in performance. Students will develop skills in analyzing literature, understanding Shakespearean language, and interpreting characters and themes. The teaching method involves lectures, readings, discussions, and potentially role-playing activities. This course is designed for literature enthusiasts, students of English literature, and anyone interested in delving into the works of Shakespeare.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Opinions about As You Like It
• 1 Opinions about As You Like It
• 2 Getting to know the play
• 2 Getting to know the play
• 2.1 Passage 1: ‘All the world’s a stage’
• 2.2 Passage 2: Court and country manners
• 2.3 Passage 3: Hymen’s resolution
• 3 Language and role-play
• 3 Language and role-play
• 3.1 Rosalind, Orlando and role-play
• 4 The play in performance
• 4 The play in performance
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Acknowledgements