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Today’s Agenda:. Reminder: last class- -Activity on Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30: Identify its various poetic tactics Key themes of Shakespeare’s sonnets include the following: Love, beauty, nature, time, decay, death, permanence, poetic power . Today’s Presentations
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Today’s Agenda: • Reminder: last class--Activity on Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30: • Identify its various poetic tactics • Key themes of Shakespeare’s sonnets include the following: • Love, beauty, nature, time, decay, death, permanence, poetic power. • Today’s Presentations • Catalina Perez : Shakespeare in recent popular culture • David Hernandez: Shakespearean allusions in the 20thC • SurenShervington: Brief summary and points of interest—King Lear (1.1-2.4) • If time, begin going over key scenes and themes of King Lear
Reading Homework: • Shakespeare’s King Lear pp. 1172-95 (2.4-3.7—that includes 3.7) • Consider the Questions to Think About (online) as you read. • Essay #2 is due Weds, Nov 13th. • It’s on Shakespeare’s Sonnets. • The instructions are posted online. Presentations Next Class: • Jessica Warderdam: Brief summary and points of interest—King Lear (2.4-3.7)