Shakespeare (BS-V)

Any two of his most celebrated four tragedies, one pure romantic comedy, and a drama of his mature age is an adequately fair selection of Shakespeare’s works. His history plays are not generally anthologized except for the Henry plays wherein the great Sir John Faistaff appears. His poems ought to have a separate Course. A comedy or any drama for that matter, may be replaced by another one keeping its suitability and the scope of the Course in view. Shakespeare, of course, is such a comprehensive artist who compels readers to read all of his works and resists selections. But such voluminous poet and dramatist would demand four to five courses for extensive reading which cannot be part of our BS English program. Hence the given list of plays is considered as proper selection for this course.