WRIT 125 15 - Macbeth,Shakespeare's Anatomy of Evil

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Wellesley College

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Description:

Cain (English) In this course, we focus on Macbeth, the most intense and disturbing of Shakespeare's tragedies. We will analyze the language, charac-ters, and themes of the play in depth and detail, as well as documents and texts from the period dealing with free will and predestination, witchcraft, and tyrannicide. We will consider important film versions by Orson Welles, Roman Polanski, Akira Kurosawa, and Trevor Nunn. Students with some prior interest in and knowledge of Shakespeare will especially enjoy and benefit from this course . Prerequisite: None Distribution: None Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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