Love and desire in Shakespeare

City Lit

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

We shall consider how Shakespeare’s presentation of love and desire illuminates the rewards and problems people experience in this most intimate and powerful aspect of our lives. Throughout, the focus will be on Shakespeare’s dramatic art and poetic mastery, and how these stimulate profound and moving insights into our own quandaries and aspirations.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

Demonstrate insight into various ways in which Shakespeare depicts the challenges of love and desire.
Appreciate the depth and significance of Shakespeare’s thought.
Identify important characteristics of Shakespeare’s dramatic poetry, and how they create meaning.

No. You will be provided with photocopies of the extracts to be studied. Please bring a pen and paper.

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  • Shakespeare

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We shall consider extracts from Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra in order to illuminate the ways in which Shakespeare dramatises different kinds and consequences of love and desire, comparing contexts and attitudes as we do so. We shall also pay considerable attention to the features of Shakespeare’s poetry, and how these help to shape meaning.

Teacher explanation; group discussion.

Additional information

Please check the Literature section in our prospectus under Humanities or on the website: under History, Culture and Writing. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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