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Shakespeare's Tragedies

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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English Literature Courses Literary Analysis Courses

Course Description

Overview

Get a close examination of the great Shakespearean tragedies in this insightful and interesting course taught by an expert Shakespeare scholar.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Defining Tragedy
  • 02: Shakespearean Tragedy in Context
  • 03: Hamlet I -"Stand and unfold yourself"
  • 04: HamletI II-The Performance of Revenge
  • 05: Hamlet III - Difficult Women
  • 06: Hamlet IV - Uncontainable Hamlet
  • 07: Othello I - Miscegenation and Mixed Messages
  • 08: Othello II - Monstrous Births
  • 09: Othello III - "Ocular Proof"
  • 10: Othello IV - Tragic Knowledge
  • 11: King Lear I - Kingship and Kinship
  • 12: King Lear II - "Unaccommodated Man"
  • 13: King Lear III - The Stage of Fools
  • 14: King Lear IV - Is this the promised end?
  • 15: Macbeth I - Desire and Equivocation
  • 16: Macbeth II - Dispute it like a man
  • 17: Macbeth III - Bloody Babes and Bloody Ends
  • 18: Antony and Cleopatra I - Epic Desires
  • 19: Antony and Cleopatra II- Identity Politics
  • 20: Antony and Cleopatra III - The Art of Dying
  • 21: Coriolanus I - The Loner and the Mob
  • 22: Coriolanus II - The Theater of Politics
  • 23: Coriolanus III - Mothers and Killers
  • 24: Conclusion - Beyond Tragedy?

Taught by

Clare R. Kinney

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