Course No. 280 (36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Peter Saccio Dartmouth College Ph.D., Princeton University 1. Shakespeare Then and Now 2. The Nature of Shakespeare's Plays 3. Twelfth Night—Shakespearean Comedy 4. Twelfth Night—Malvolio in Love 5. The Taming of the Shrew—Getting Married in the 1590s 6. The Taming of the Shrew—Farce and Romance 7. The Merchant of Venice—Courting the Heiress 8. The Merchant of Venice—Shylock 9. Measure for Measure—Sex in Society 10. Measure for Measure—Justice and Comedy 11. Richard III—Shakespearean History 12. Richard III—The Villain's Career 13. Richard II—The Theory of Kingship 14. Richard II—The Fall of the King 15. Henry IV—All the King's Men 16. Henry IV—The Life of Falstaff 17. Henry V—The Death of Falstaff 18. Henry V—The King Victorious 19. Romeo and Juliet—Shakespearean Tragedy 20. Romeo and Juliet—Public Violence and Private Bliss 21. Troilus and Cressida—Ancient Epic in a New Mode 22. Troilus and Cressida—Heroic Aspirations 23. Julius Caesar—The Matter of Rome 24. Julius Caesar—Heroes of History 25. Hamlet—The Abundance of the Play 26. Hamlet—The Causes of Tragedy 27. Hamlet—The Protestant Hero 28. Othello—The Design of the Tragedy 29. Othello—“O Villainy!” 30. Othello—“The Noble Moor” 31. King Lear—“This Is the Worst” 32. King Lear—Wisdom Through Suffering 33. King Lear—"Then We Go On” 34. Macbeth—“Fair Is Foul” 35. Macbeth—Musing on Murder 36. Macbeth—"Enter Two Murderers”