William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor of the Renaissance era. He is a writer of great intellectual rapidity, perceptiveness, and poetic power. Shakespeare occupies a unique position in world literature. Harvard University has a great collection of Shakespeare courses. University of Adelaide also has a great course.
Currently, Gradhopper lists more than 1200 online courses hosted by it’s university or EdX which is the only open source platform. EdX offers a verified certificate for an additional fee, if you wish to include in your resume.
Although this article contains only few FREE courses, you will find many more relevant courses in our Knowledge Base.
- Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor, Harvard University
- This course reads William Shakespeare’s Othello and discuss the play from a variety of perspectives.
- You will engage with Shakespearean dramaturgy and language.
- 3-5 hours per week to cover the course in 3 weeks.
- Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice: Shylock, Harvard University
- This course explores Shakespeare’s unforgettable character Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and his historical origins.
- 3-5 hours per week to cover the course in 3 weeks.
- Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost, Harvard University
- This course introduces the story of Hamlet and Shakespeare’s dramatic artistry and explores ghost in Hamlet, considering both its uncanny theatrical power and the historical contexts from which it emerged.
- You will also learn ideas of the afterlife in Shakespeare’s world.
- 3-5 hours per week to cover the course in 3 weeks.
- Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor, Harvard University
- This course explores storytelling as a motif in Othello.
- You will engage with Shakespearean dramaturgy and language.
- 3-5 hours per week to cover the course in 3 weeks.
- Shakespeare’s Life and Work, Harvard University
- You will learn the cultural significance of Shakespeare’s plays and their performance, and different approaches to textual interpretation.
- You will also learn how to analyze Shakespeare’s plays on the page and in performance and foundational knowledge on Shakespeare that can be applied to his specific works.
- 5-7 hours per week to cover the course in 4 weeks.
- Shakespeare Matters, University of Adelaide
- you will learn how Shakespeare uses emotion in his plays, how his characters experience and manipulate emotions, and how the emotional resonance of the plays makes them powerfully relevant to the modern world.
- Includes interactive activities and interviews with a range of people engaged Shakespeare’s plays.
- 3-5 hours per week to cover the course in 3 weeks.
