Our reading of Shakespeare’s Macbeth has two objectives: Firstly, it is to give participants ample opportunity to practice their analytical skills, to explore dramatic techniques and to appreciate the poetic quality of the dramatic language. Secondly, it is geared towards an investigation of the political and ethical dimension of the tragedy, which will turn on such terms as kingship, regicide, tyranny, agency, conscience, guilt and justice. We will consider how these themes are developed in the play and how they tie in with contemporary debates.
Participants should acquire the following paperback edition: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series, Macbeth, ed. by Sandra Clark and Pamela Mason (ISBN-13: 978-1904271413).
Assessment/requirements:
Übung: test at the end of term
Seminar: 12-page research paper
- Kursleiter/in: Uwe Gerd Klawitter