THTR12126 - Elizabethan Drama: Jonson, Marlowe and Shakespeare

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will investigate the plays and performance practices of Ben Jonson, Christopher (Kit) Marlowe and William Shakespeare. You will study these playwrights' use of language and the evolution of words. You will experiment with the playwrights' writing styles and short performance activities to allow a deep investigation of these writers for the stage. You will explore the stories and structure that make up the plots and plays by Shakespeare, Jonson and Marlowe, comparing their use of literary devices and theatrical techniques.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: Minimum of 18 credit points

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Creative work 30%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Presentation 30%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 100% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The unit is working well and it is recommended to continue existing structure and format.
Recommendation
Maintain existing structure and format.
Action Taken
The unit structure is maintained and continues to work well.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Students appreciate the agency they are given in the unit assessment tasks
Recommendation
Assessment tasks provide students with the freedom to select the topics that interest them
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Students apprecaite exploring play scripts from a performance perspective
Recommendation
Plays are explored from a performance perspective
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explore the language, concepts and playscript devices used by Jonson, Marlowe and Shakespeare
  2. Compose text in the style of Shakespeare
  3. Explore the theatrical practices of Jonson, Marlowe and Shakespeare through character analysis and performance of specific excerpts from their plays.

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