Kings, families, revenge: Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest

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Both King Lear and Prospero break their family, their kingdom, their seat of power. Both misuse the people who support them. Both have a beloved daughter who they hurt and manipulate. Both dream of revenge but move towards reconciliation. Through these two plays we will look at Shakespeare's portrayal of the damaging possibilities of power in early modern Europe. This course is a 10-session course and must be take with W110Am02 in Week 1.

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Courses run from Monday to Friday. For each week of study, you select a morning (Am) course and an afternoon (Pm) course. The maximum class size is 25 students.

Courses are complemented by a series of daily plenary lectures, exploring new ideas in a wide range of disciplines. To add to your learning experience, we are also planning additional evening talks and events.

c.7.30am-9.00am	Breakfast in College (for residents)
9.00am-10.30am	Am Course
11.00am-12.15pm	Plenary Lecture
12.15pm-1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm-3.00pm	Pm Course
3.30pm-4.45pm	Plenary Lecture/Free
6.00pm/6.15pm-7.15pm	Dinner in College (for residents)
7.30pm onwards	Evening talk/Event/Free

Evaluation and Academic Credit 

If you are seeking to enhance your own study experience, or earn academic credit from your Cambridge Summer Programme studies at your home institution, you can submit written work for assessment for one or more of your courses. 

Essay questions are set and assessed against the University of Cambridge standard by your Course Director, a list of essay questions can be found in the Course Materials. Essays are submitted two weeks after the end of each course, so those studying for multiple weeks need to plan their time accordingly. There is an evaluation fee of £75 per essay.

For more information about writing essays see Evaluation and Academic Credit.

Certificate of attendance

A certificate of attendance will be sent to you electronically after the programme.

Course dates

14 Jul 2024 to 20 Jul 2024

Course duration

2 weeks

Apply by

23 Jun 2024

Course director

Simon Browne

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

Venue

International Summer Programme

Sidgwick Site

Cambridge

United Kingdom

Qualifications / Credits

Credits dependent on home institution

Teaching sessions

Meetings: 10

Course code

W210Am02

Kings, families, revenge: Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest

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