Class:
Wed. 7:00-10:00 (in E211). The films will be available at other times for viewing in the Library.

Instructor:
Humphrey Tonkin
Office: Mortensen Library, Room 307. Office telephone: 768-4448
Home telephone: 561-2669 Home fax: 561-5219
Admin. Asst. Marcia Suess, Dean of Students Office, 3rd Flr, Gengras, 768-4285
Office hours: By appointment.

Course Objectives:

1. An understanding of the texts and staging of the plays studied, and of the interpretative assumptions built into their reinterpretation as film.
2. A deeper understanding of Shakespeare generally, and particularly Shakespearean language, as a result of studying this group of plays and films.
3. A knowledge of the history of Shakespearean film adaptations.
4. An ability to write coherently on these subjects, to analyze critically, and to sustain and defend an argument.

Texts: The following must be purchased:
Henry V. Signet edn.
Twelfth Night. Signet edn.
Hamlet, ed. Philip Edwards. New Cambridge edn.

Attendance:
Since the class meets only once a week, students are expected to attend all sessions, unless they have notified the instructor in advance and made arrangements to cover the material missed.

Grading and Assignments:

1. All students are expected to see all the films specified in the schedule - by the date indicated. Every effort will be taken to make this easy for students, but ultimately it is their responsibility to view the films in the library or elsewhere if they cannot be present when the films are shown.
2. There will be two short papers and a longer final paper. There may be an exam (to be decided later in the semester). Class participation will also be graded. If there is no exam, grades will be based 20% on the first paper, 20% on the second, 40% on the final paper, and 20% on participation. If there is an exam, the percentages will be: 15-15-30-15, plus 25 for the exam. To finish the course, all written work must be completed.
3. There will also be occasional non-graded quizzes to review progress.
4. Any of the above may change as the semester progresses.

SCHEDULE AS OF OCTOBER 22

September    6 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Introduction. / East Hall 211

13 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Introduction. Henry V. Versions of Romeo and Juliet.

20 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Combined meeting with President's College (Shakespeare Scene to Screen 1). Discuss Henry V. First paper assigned. Olivier's Henry V.

27 Wed. / [Mortensen Library: Library of Congress celebration. Wilde. 6:00.] 7:00-10:00. / Combined meeting with President's College (Shakespeare Scene to Screen 2). Wilde Auditorium. Discuss Henry V. Branagh's Henry V.

October    4 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Combined meeting with President's College (Shakespeare Scene to Screen 3). Wilde Auditorium. Discuss Henry V. First paper due.

11 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Twelfth Night.. BBC Twelfth Night.

18 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Twelfth Night. Second paper assigned. Trevor Nunn's Twelfth Night.

25 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Twelfth Night. Complete viewing of Trevor Nunn's Twelfth Night. Begin discussion of Hamlet.

November    1 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Hamlet. Second paper due. Branagh's Hamlet, pt. 1

8 Wed. / NOTE 5:30-6:45 David Daniell and Malcolm Morrison discuss Shakespeare, Wilde Auditorium.
7:00-10:00. / Discuss Hamlet. Discuss final paper. Branagh's Hamlet, pt. 2

9 Th. / NOTE 4:30-6:00. Hertford College Lecture. David Daniell, "William Tyndale - The Man Behind Shakespeare." Wilde Auditorium.

15 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Hamlet. Branagh's Hamlet, completion.

22 Wed. / Thanksgiving Recess.

29 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / Discuss Hamlet. Gibson's Hamlet.

December    6 Wed. HT away. Olivier's Hamlet.

11 Mon. / Final paper due.

13 Wed. / 7:00-10:00. / A comparison of the three versions of Hamlet.