THEA 1501 - SHAKESPEARE ACTING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course students develop a fluency in Shakespeare's rhetorical style through practical study, performing extracts from Shakespeare plays as well as speaking a Sonnet. The course will enable students to place Shakespeare firmly in the context of his own time, as well as in ours. The course gives an introduction to the rules of rhetorical theatre, with particular reference to the role of the iambic pentameter in Shakespeare's plays. Students are shown how to 'work' a line to the point of delivery, through attention to meaning, scansion, stress and breathing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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