1. Related matters (Face to face 2) BB 3217
Intro to drama
Overview of Greek Drama
Notes on Sophocles
Overview on Renaissance Drama
Notes on Hamlet
Read chapter 42 in Kirszner and Mandell on Tennesse Williams’ The Glass Menagerie
Reminder of Essays due date (notes on how to write on drama)
Tips for Final Exam

2. What do you need to study:
Topics will cover all the sections on drama (30%)
The plays are :
William Shakespeare – Hamlet (in Kirszner and Mandell, p.1654)
Sophocles – Oedipus Rex/Oedipus the King (in Kirszner and Mandell, p.1785)
Tennesse Williams’ The Glass Menagerie (in Kirszner and Mandell, p.1540)
A selection of questions will be given for you to choose from.
No MCQ’s.
Questions will be either be in short answer (1/2 page) or essay format (1 and ½ page)
Duration of exam is one and a half hour (90 minutes)

3. Areas to be covered in the final exam:
Main characters in the plays
Stage conventions: Greek, Renaissance and Modern
Theme of the plays
Differences between live performance and text
Significant plot
The role of women in the plays
Reminder :
Essay - Due 2 weeks before the final
exam