Friday, December 6, 2019

Mehad a Dream: December 7, 2019

Focus: What roles do sleep and dreaming play in MSND?

1. Warming up with a little background on Shakespeare and sleep

  • Click here to access the Shakespeare Concordance (or go to our class website).

3. Reading Act 4 with a focus on the character of Bottom
  • How would you characterize sleep and dreaming in Act 4? 
  • Is Bottom a Shakespearean clown? 
  • Is he comedic or tragic? Or something else?
  • Does he understand anything that other characters fail to?
  • Does he fail to understand anything that other characters do?
  • What important truths does he reveal?
HW:
1. Thursday this week will be a paper/project work day. Bring what you need.

2. Next MONDAY, DEC 9: Papers/projects due.

Because we will be at the end of the semester, please note the following:

1. No extensions will be granted. 
2. You will NOT be able to revise these because you won't get them back until your final.

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