EGL-2210 The Shakespeare Plays

1. Identify major and minor characters and the differences in their speech, and analyze the ways in which language contributes to the meaning of the play.
2. Describe the various groups of characters and their interactions, and analyze how the social structure affects the meaning of the play.
3. Identify the settings of action and explain their significance.
4. Identify and analyze the stages of plot and the sequence of events, and suggest a reason for the order.
5. Write analytical essays that formulate and critique possible interpretations of scenes, characters, or themes using the support of textual evidence and appropriately documented secondary sources.