OLLI101505 - Shakespeare 3 Plays [Online via Zoom]

Course Description

Shakespeare: Three Plays 

Instructor: Wendy Buckingham 

Days of the Week: Thursday 

Date: Feb. 5 – Apr. 16 (No class on April 9)(9 sessions) 

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Location: Online via Zoom 

This course is designed for participants who wish to read and explore the beauty and depth of Shakespeare’s plays. The first session covers techniques for reading Shakespearean language, along with his life and the conventions of Elizabethan theater. Subsequent classes focus on one play every three weeks, with discussion-based sessions that include some reading aloud. Contexts such as historical background and Elizabethan theatrical practices are examined. Plays for this term include Twelfth Night, Othello and Much Ado About Nothing. 

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.