Spring, 2000
Section 6001 (MWF, sixth period)

Professor Mace
Office:
Office Phone: 36215

 
 Email: mace@gwmail.usna.edu

Office Hours: MWF 9:00-9:45; 1:30-2:20; 3:30-4:00; Tuesday 9:30-11:45; 3:30-4:00 and by
appointment.

Texts

     Plautus.  The Pot of Gold and Other Plays. Tr. E. F. Watling.  Penguin.

     Shakespeare, William.  The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. Updated
     Fourth Edition. Longman, 1997.

Course Policies

Format of Papers:  I expect you to type all paper proposals and final drafts.  Other assignments
(including quizzes, tests, and rough drafts) may be handwritten.  Please double space your
papers, number the pages, and put approximately one-inch margins on all sides. Make sure that
you tear the sheets apart if you are using fanfold paper.  I will not accept handwritten final drafts,
nor will I make allowances for papers handed in late because of computer or printer problems.

Writing Assignments:  You will write two four- or five-page papers.  After you have decided on
a topic, you will write a short proposal (not more than a page) in which you will briefly discuss
your audience, your thesis, and your plan of organization.  When I return graded final drafts, I
may ask you to rewrite a paragraph or two so that you can practice any writing skills needing
work.  You will also write one response paper and give one oral presentation before the class; a
list of requirements for these assignments will appear shortly.  Finally, you will have frequent
reading quizzes and a final examination.
 You should hand in all papers on time, since I will deduct ten points  for each class a
paper is late.  Please remember that the minimum requirement for passing this class is to hand in
all papers and do the oral presentation.

Quiz Policy: Usually when you have a reading assignment, you can expect a short reading quiz
at the beginning of the class for  which the reading has been assigned.  Over the semester you
will have over twenty of these quizzes.  When you  have been absent from class, you will not
need to take a makeup quiz; I will simply record no grade for the missed quiz.  However, each of
you must be present for two thirds of the quizzes.  A student who misses more than one third of
the quizzes for the semester will earn zeros on those quizzes given after he/she has missed more
than the third.  I will also drop the lowest quiz grade at the end of the semester.

Final Grade:

     Essay One               20%
     Essay Two               20%
     Response Paper        5%
     Project                    15%
     Final Examination     10%
     Participation             15%
     Quizzes                    15%

You will be allowed to revise the first major paper for a better grade if you so desire.  I will
average the original grade and the new grade together to decide what goes in my records.  I will
also drop the lowest quiz grade.

Extra Instruction:  I encourage you to seek extra instruction during office hours if you need
help.  You can come in at any stage in the writing process, so do not wait until the day or two
before an essay is due.  Students receiving a grade of C- or lower on any essay must make an
appointment for extra instruction as soon as possible after getting the essay back.  Don't forget
that you can always reach me by e-mail; since I usually check my e-mail once or twice each day,
you can easily get answers to questions even when I'm not at the office.

Useful Shakespeare Links:

The Web has countless sites devoted to Shakespeare and his plays.  Those listed below are fairly reliable and will lead you to other resources you may find useful.

 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
 Shakespeare Page
 Shakespeare Links
 

Tentative Schedule.

Monday, 10 January 2000:  Introduction to the course; explanation of response papers and
presentations
    Assignment for Wednesday:  Read Bevington, General Introduction, pp. 1-lxxxii.  Be
prepared for a short quiz on the reading.

Wednesday, 12 January:  Introductory videotape on the life of Shakespeare.
    Assignment for Friday:  Read about Shakespeare’s theatre, Introduction pp. xxviii-l;
lxxxii-xciii.  Write down one question about the reading (you will hand this in at the beginning
of class).

Friday, 14 January: Shakespeare’s theatre, reputation, and life.
    Assignment for Wednesday, January 19:  Introduction pp. x-xxviii; xciii-xcvi. Write
down a question about the reading.

Monday, 17 January:  HOLIDAY! NO CLASS.

Wednesday, 19 January:  Editions of Shakespeare; Shakespeare’s originality.
    Assignment for Friday:  Read Plautus, Menaechmi, pp. 97-146 in Pot of Gold and Other
Plays. Write down a question about the reading.

Friday, 21 January:  Menaechmi. Use of Roman sources.
    Assignment for Monday:  Read Comedy of Errors, Acts I-III (pp. 2-18).  Prepare one
question about the reading.

Monday, 24 January: Comedy of Errors.
    Assignment: Read Comedy of Errors Acts IV and V (pp. 18-30).  Prepare one question
about the reading.

Wednesday,  26 January:  Comedy of Errors
    Assignment for Friday:  Read Richard III Acts I and II (pp. 628-652).  Prepare one
question about the reading.

Friday, 28 January:  Introduction to Richard III.
    Assignment for Monday:  Read Richard III, Acts III and IV (pp. 652-675).  Prepare one
question about the reading.

Monday, 31 January:  Library Orientation; Meet in the Library.
    Assignment: Read Richard III, Act V (pp. 675-681).  Prepare another question about the
reading.

Wednesday, 2 February: Richard III
    Assignment:  Read Romeo and Juliet Acts I and II (pp. 977-999).  Prepare one question
about the reading for our first class discussion on 7 February.

Friday, 4 February: Richard III
    Assignment:  Read Romeo and Juliet Acts III-V (pp. 999-1020).  Prepare another
question about the reading for our class discussions on 7 February.

Monday, 7 February:  Romeo and Juliet
    Assignment: Read As You Like It, Act I (pp. 288-299).  Prepare one question about the
reading for our first class discussion.

Wednesday, 9 February:  Romeo and Juliet
    Assignment:  Read As You Like It, Acts II and III (pp. 299-315).  Prepare another
question about the reading for our first class discussion.

Friday, 11 February:  Romeo and Juliet
    Assignment:  Read As You  Like It, Acts IV and V (pp. 315-325).  Prepare another
question about the reading for our first class discussion.

Monday,14 February: As You Like It; discussion of the first essay.
    Assignment:  Read Julius Caesar, Act I (pp. 1021-1032). Prepare one question about the
reading for our first class discussion.

Wednesday, 16 February:  As You Like It
    Assignment:  Read Julius Caesar, Acts II and III (pp. 1032-1047).  Prepare one question
about the reading for our first class discussion.

Friday, 18 February:  As You Like It
    Assignment for Wednesday, 23 February:  Read Julius Caesar, Acts IV and V  (pp.
1047-1059).  Prepare one question about the reading.  Write a proposal for the first essay.

Monday, 21 February:  HOLIDAY!  NO CLASS.

Wednesday, 23 February:  Julius Caesar.  Proposal for essay one due.
    Assignment:  Read Hamlet, Act I (pp. 1060-1077). Prepare one question for our first
class discussion.

Friday, 25 February:  Proposals returned. Julius Caesar.
    Assignment:  Read Hamlet, Acts II and III (pp. 1077-1098).  Prepare another question for
our first class discussion.

Monday, 28 February:  Julius Caesar
    Assignment:  Read Hamlet, Acts IV and V (pp. 1098-1116).  Prepare another question
about the reading.

Wednesday, 1 March:  Hamlet
    Assignment: Finish first essay.

Friday, 3 March:  ***ESSAY ONE DUE*** Hamlet
    Assignment:  Read Twelfth Night, Acts I and II (pp. 326-344).  Write down a question
about the reading for our first class discussion.

Monday, 6 March:  Hamlet
    Assignment:  Read  Twelfth Night, Acts III and IV (pp. 344-356).  Write down another
question about the reading.

Wednesday, 8 March:  Twelfth Night
    Assignment:  Read Twelfth Night, Act V (pp. 356-61).  Write down one question about
the reading.

Friday, 10 March:  Twelfth Night.
    Assignment for 20 March 2000: Read Othello, Acts I and II (pp. 1117-1140).  Write
down one question about the reading.

11-19 March:  SPRING BREAK!  NO CLASS!

Monday, 20 March:  Twelfth Night
    Assignment:  Read Othello, Acts III and IV (pp. 1140-1159). Prepare one question about
the reading.

Wednesday, 22 March:  Othello
    Assignment:  Read Othello, Act V (pp. 1159-1166).  Prepare one question about the
reading.

Friday, 24 March:  Othello.
    Assignment:  Read Macbeth, Acts I and II (pp. 1219-1235). Prepare one question about
the reading.

Monday, 27 March:  Othello
    Assignment:  Read Macbeth, Acts III and IV (pp. 1235-1249). Prepare one question
about the reading.

Wednesday, 29 March:  Macbeth
    Assignment:  Read  Macbeth, Act V (pp. 1249-1255). Prepare one question about the
reading.

Friday, 31 March:  Macbeth
    Assignment:  Read Winter’s Tale, Acts I and II (pp. 1484-1500). Prepare one question
about the reading.

Monday, 3 April:  Macbeth
    Assignment:  Read Winter’s Tale, Acts III and IV (pp. 1500-1518). Prepare one question
about the reading.

Wednesday, 5 April:  Winter’s Tale
    Assignment:  Read Winter’s Tale, Act V (pp. 1518-1525). Prepare one question about
the reading.

Friday, 7 April:  Winter’s Tale; discussion of the final essay.
    Assignment:  work on proposal for the final essay.

Monday, 10 April:  Winter’s Tale.
    Assignment:  Read selected sonnets (I will hand out a list).  Write down a question about
one of the sonnets.  Write a proposal for the final essay.

Wednesday, 12 April:  Shakespeare’s sonnets. Proposal for the final essay due.
    Assignment:  Read The Tempest, Acts I and II (pp. 1526-1544). Prepare one question
about the reading.

Friday, 14 April:  The Tempest
    Assignment: Read The Tempest, Acts III and IV (pp. 1544-1553). Prepare one question
about the reading.

Monday,17 April:  The Tempest
    Assignment: Read The Tempest, Act V (pp. 1553-1558). Prepare one question about the
reading.

Wednesday, 19 April:  The Tempest
    Assignment:  Work on final essay.

Friday, 21 April:  Class presentations.

Monday, 24 April:  Class presentations.
    Assignment:  Work on final essay and presentations.

Wednesday, 26 April: Class presentations.
    Assignment:  Work on final essay and class presentations.

Friday, 28 April:  Course evaluation;  ***FINAL ESSAY DUE*** discussion of the final
examination.