Description
VPT 437 Practical Shakespeare Three credit hours
This course provides for continued study regarding Shakespeare???s plays, the relevancy and universalism of his writings, with further emphasis placed on the text and how to speak it clearly and passionately. Examine ways in which Shakespeare uses imagery, embodiment, figures of speech, and sounds to evoke his readers???emotions. We also explore contemporary ways in which to bring Shakespeare off the page and alive to students. Students will be
on their feet and acting the words of Shakespeare. Prerequisite: Student must have passed VPT 232 Introduction to Theatre or VPT 233 Acting with
a C or better.