Why Page - Shakespeare's Comedies

Why Page

What I want to do: I want to read seven of William Shakespeare's comedies and write about the word play and character development. I want to read a little bit of criticism and develop my own.

How I want to do it: *Read the play *Read criticism, make my own *Study character development and word play *An overall write up of the play *An overall paper at the end of the plays

Why I want to do it: I want to learn more about some of my favorite plays and it will be useful to me as a writer and an actor.

Tracking My Progress:

Book	Information	Product	Deadline
A Readers Guide to Shakespeare	pp. 3-56	Knowledge, little response	January 22^nd; 1 hour, 30 min.
The Comedies	pp. 13-62	Knowledge, little response	January 22^nd; 1 hour, 30 min
Much Ado about Nothing	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 222-227	A paper on Much Ado About Nothing, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	January 24^th; 8 hours reading, 2 hours writing
The Taming of The Shrew	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 263-268; “The Comedies” – pp. 87-99	A paper on The Taming of the Shrew, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	January 28^th; 9 hours reading, 2 hours writing
A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 216-221; “The Comedies” – pp. 100-124	A paper on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	^{February 8th}; 9 hours reading, 2 hours writing
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 295-301; “The Comedies” – pp. 140-154	A paper on Twelfth Night, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	February 11th; 9 hours reading, 2 hours writing
Measure for Measure	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 197-203 “The Comedies” – pp. 162	A paper on Measure for Measure, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important..	February 14th; 10 hour reading, 2 hours writing
The Tempest	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 269-275 “The Comedies” – pp. 162-174	A paper on The Tempest, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	February 18^th; 10 hours reading, 2 hours writing
The Comedy of Errors	Play; “A Reader’s Guide to Shakespeare” – pp. 90-95; “The Comedies” – pp. 73-86	A paper on The Comedy of Errors, with a summary with my input, the character development, word play, and anything else I find important.	February 22nd; 10 hours reading, 2 hours writing
All	Papers	Final Paper	February 22nd; 60 minutes
All	All	Portfolio	February 22nd; 60 minutes