Tyrant or Hero? In light of this statement discuss the role of Prospero in The Tempest.

MODULE TITLE: Challenging  Shakepeare

QUESTION:

Tyrant or Hero? In light of this statement discuss the role of Prospero in The Tempest.

INCLUDE SCENE/ACT QUOTATIONS TO SUPPORT ANSWER, IN ADDITION TO SECONDARY SOURCES. (FOLLOW LEARNING OUTCOMES) Ibid is NOT to be used (see: MHRA referencing system booklet)

On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:

1. demonstrate through critical, language-focused, analysis in discussion and writing, detailed knowledge of the plays studied;

2. demonstrate understanding of and ability to apply one or more distinct theoretical perspectives to the study of the chosen plays (eg. New Historicism, Marxism, Post-Colonialism) at the appropriate level;

3. demonstrate detailed knowledge of the generic conventions governing Renaissance drama and of Shakespeare’s manipulation of these conventions;

4. demonstrate understanding of the dramatic concepts of Tragedy, History, Comedy and Pastoral;

5. apply knowledge of the social and cultural context of the early-seventeenth century to a critical reading of Shakespeare’s plays;

6. engage at an appropriate level with scholarship and academic criticism in the field of Shakespeare studies.

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