1. To examine closely a range of Shakespeare''s plays and the cultural and historical contexts in which they were originally produced, read, and performed.

2.  To develop an understanding of the ways of thinking presented within Shakespeare''s plays, through language, poetry, rhetoric, drama, and the manipulation of sources and genres.

3.  To introduce students to the diversity of current critical and theoretical perspectives and ways of thinking about the plays.

Upon completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:

Knowledge of a substantial number of Shakespeare’s works, from various genres, and of their relations to each other.

 Primary Texts studied on this module usually include:   
   

Twelfth Night
 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
 Richard II
 Henry IV, Parts I & II
 Hamlet
 Othello
 Measure for Measure
 Shakespeare''s Sonnets
 Macbeth
 The Tempest

Lecture -

One lecture per week. Lectures are delivered by a variety of members of academic staff to all the students registered for the module.

Tutorial -

Tutorials take place once a week. Students will be split into tutorial groups of ideally no more than nine and will have their tutorials with the same member of staff each week.

Other -

Consultation time. Tutors are available for at least one hour a week when students may come and consult them about the module on a one-to-one basis if they wish. This might be to ask for guidance on further reading or to request extra feedback on a piece of written work.