Five Great Plays

In this course, students will be introduced to five great dramas from Shakespeare to the modern age. We will look at why these plays have survived and remained popular, what they teach us today and why they are worth our study. We will see how dramatists have examined the human condition over the years using techniques of comedy, tragedy, suspense and the ability to give us access to whole new worlds they have created for our entertainment. This course forms part of a series on English Literature which already covers novels and poetry.