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Shakespeare
For this topic, we have kept two overall focus points:
1 - the historical context of Shakespeare - the worldviews, the contemporary societal structures, the societal and literary norms, etc
2 - depictions of love
In order to make our analyses, we have focussed on combining observations from the two focus points. That is, we have focussed on close readings, examining concrete word choices, rhythms, and metaphors while combining these points with the underlying, contemporary world views and values.
During this topic, we have read the following texts by Shakespeare:
* Sonnet 1
* Sonnet 18
* Sonnet 55
* Sonnet 151
* Romeo and Juliet:
Prologue
Act 1, scene 1, 2, 3, 4
Act 2, scene 2
Act 5, scene 1, 2, 3
* Movie: Romeo + Juliet
In addition, we have read excerpts and scans from various literary history books describing the period
NB: in the play, we have read the prologue + act 1, scene 1 and 3 + act 2, scene 2 + act 5, scene 1, 2, and 3 intensively. In the rest of the read scenes, we have focussed primarily on plot and on key developments - these scenes have been read in order to move to story along
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