Study of the four ‘great tragedies’—Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet—and two of the so called ‘romances’—The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest.

Requirements: exams, essays

Books: I will order David Bevington, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, 7th edition. Older editions of this text (which can be found on line much cheaper than a new one) are acceptable. Other editions are not acceptable.