OLLI101505 - Shakespeare 3 Plays [Online via Zoom]

Course Description

Instructor: Wendy Buckingham  

Day of Week: Thursday  

Dates: Oct. 9 – Dec. 11 (9 sessions)  

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.  

Location: Online via Zoom  

In this discussion-based class, we will explore Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, and Troilus and Cressida. The course will begin with an introduction to deciphering Shakespeare’s early modern English and the conventions of Elizabethan theater. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and comments and to take part in reading aloud from the plays.  

Maximum: 30  

Instructor Bio: Wendy Buckingham taught English for 26 years, including a senior elective in Shakespeare. She chaired the English department at Friends Select School for 20 years. Wendy holds a BA in English from Barnard College and an MA in literature from Bryn Mawr College. 

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