U3A Clarence

Course Details

Course Code:	241W13
Description:	Oh, no! Not Shakespeare again!
Frequency:	WKLY
Type:	None
Location:	Room Three
Start Date:	06/03/2024 Wed
Finish Date:	22/05/2024
Start Time:	9:30
Finish Time:	10:25
Number of weeks:	10
Maximum enrolments:	44
Number Enrolled:	10
Comments:	OH, NO! NOT SHAKESPEARE AGAIN! MARIE HOWARD-DOWLMAN (or Brush Up Your Shakespeare.) So you didn't enjoy Will Shakespeare's plays and sonnets when you were at school!? Then you missed out badly, for they could have provided you with fun and frivolity using the absolute best of the English language. Theatre at its best! So now in 2024 let us start all over again with an opening discussion of as much of Shakespeare’s life as we know, followed by a study of three comedies (The Merry Wives of Windsor, the Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night.) Half hour snaps of these comedies on DVD will be followed by discussion of the impact, relevance to the 21st century and use of language in the extracts which we have seen and heard. Finally, our tutor will explain how and why she became hooked on Shakespeare.
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