Shakespeareare's Comic & Tragic Modes: Part 2 (Aliante Library)

Examine two of Shakespeare's comedies and two tragedies. The Merry Wives of Windsor and Troilus and Cressida both explore the power of community to check the desires and shape the destinies of individuals. John Falstaff tries to seduce Windsor's Mistress Ford, with hilarious results, while Troilus and Cressida's protagonists pay the bitter price of a fabled war that sours their love. Romeo and Juliet's young heroes are crushed by their ancestors' hatefulness and folly, while in Timon of Athens, Timon's noble, if deluded, experiment in fostering community through the power of money leaves him to end his days in bitterness against all humanity.

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Course:	251EC1630
Dates:	February 4 - April 15, 2025
	Tu from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, 10 sessions
Does Not Meet:	Mar 18
Location:	Aliante Library
Instructor:	Alfred Drake
Fee:	$0.00
Materials:	Suggested book to accompany class is $30 and only available at the time of registration. No sale after class begins.

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Shakespeareare's Comic & Tragic Modes: Part 2 (Aliante Library)

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