William Shakespeare is the king of playwrights, leading the way for countless other masters in his craft. During this course, we will study the words, explore the themes, and examine the forms of one of the Bard’s best loved plays.
Join Amanda as she walks us through Shakespeare's 'Richard III'.
Live webinars for this course were recorded in January 2020
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- This is a 5 act play with 5 lessons, one per act, with a suggested writing assignment and additional reading options.
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Course Materials
- Folger's Edition "Richard III" by William Shakespeare
- DK "Essential Shakespeare"
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How to Study
- Read the synopsis of the play's scene or act from "The Essential Shakespeare"
- Skim the scene from the play searching for setting and characters
- Read the dialogue in the scene - underline words that you don't understand, but don't stop reading
- Lookup words that you misunderstood from the reading
- Write your own 1 paragraph synopsis of the scene that you just read
- Write a sentence or two below your synopsis of your opinion of this scene
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