For Wednesday (Rescheduled): The Jew in Elizabethan England and The Merchant of Venice

For Wednesday's class, there is no reading: instead, Dr. Nicholson-Weir, Assistant Professor of English, will be joining us to discuss the Jew in Elizabethan England, particularly as portrayed on stage in Shakespeare and Marlowe's plays.  This is a preface to our reading of the play, as is yet another film adaptation of The Merchant of Venice--the 2004 version by Michael Radford, starring Al Pacino as Shylock.  This version is on You Tube (see below) and I want you to watch this version prior to FRIDAYS's class, when we will discuss it.  You can either watch it on your own OR come to a communal viewing in HM 348 on Tuesday @ 12:30 (but if this is problematic, I can also show it on Thursday @ 12:30).  Also, be prepared...Paper #1 is right around the corner and will be handed out next week!