COURSES – SPRING 2026
(Under Development — Subject to Change) / Performing Arts / SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET
Coordinators: Roy Clary, Jim Brook, Ellie Schaffer
The class will explore the shortest and most unified of all of Shakespeare’s plays.
Written in 1600, Hamlet remains the most celebrated tragedy in the English language. Although it contains crowd pleasing scenes of ghosts and mayhem, its fame is more attributed to the mystery surrounding its main character: Hamlet. He presents a different face to each of us: hard and soft, cruel and gentle, brutal and angelic, like a lion and like a dove. Our exploration will endeavor to discover the truth or truths that explain the mystery of Hamlet.
To aid our understanding, clips from several films will be shown. (The Folger Library edition is preferred.)
A WEEK / WEDNESDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / HYBRID / ROOM 27
| Shakespeare: Hamlet | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Feb 04 | Roy Clary | Overview and Video Clip about Hamlet |
| Feb 18 | Roy Clary and Class Members | Presentation of Act I by Reading Aloud and Dicussing Portions of the Text |
| Mar 04 | Roy Clary | Reading and Discussion |
| Mar 18 | Roy Clary and Class Members | Reading and Discussion |
| Apr 01 | Roy Clary and Class Members | Reading and Discussion |
| Apr 22 | Roy Clary and Class Members | Reading and Discussion |
| May 06 | Roy Clary | Clips and presentations are under review |
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