Shakespeare's Life and Work
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Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 12510 | yes | Harvard University, Cambridge |
The Syllabus
- Describe Shakespeare's childhood, education, and family life, determining how the facts of his life might have informed his playwriting.
- Evaluate different viewpoints on the "author problem," which relates to how relevant the author and his/her intentions are to interpreting a text.
- Generate an original interpretation of The Comedy of Errors that relates to Shakespeare's life and/or intentions.
- Describe Shakespeare's unlikely entry to the theater world, as well as the facts of London, the Bankside, and the increasingly professionalized theater industry.
- Assess the viewpoint that Shakespeare's plays are embedded in their time and so require historical analysis to unlock what they "mean".
- Analyze a Shakespeare play or passage through knowledge of historical context.
- Describe original performance practices, Shakespeare's death, and his legacy.
- Analyze a Shakespearean scene in performance, contrasting different approaches.
- Evaluate the viewpoint that Shakespeare's plays belong to the present, and that we should interpret/perform them as they are most "relevant" now.