UNIT 1: Oedipus Rex: its detailed reading with critical analysis
Introduction to Classical Theatre and classical forms of drama
Basic features of Shakespearean tragedy and comedy
UNIT 2: Tragic Hero- Hamartia
Catharsis
Role of Chorus
Role of fate/gods
Denouement-the tragic downfall
UNIT 3: Dr. Faustus :its detailed reading with critical analysis
Introduction to Elizabethan era and Renaissance
Introduction to Christopher Marlowe’s life and plays
Impact of Medieval Drama on Doctor Faustus
The character of Doctor Faustus as a product of Renaissance
UNIT 4: Marlowe’s Blank Verse
Significance of the subplot
Main themes
Is Doctor Faustus a Christian or a pagan play?
UNIT 5: Hamlet: its detailed reading with critical analysis
Shakespearean Tragedy : its characteristics
Shakespearean heroes
Influence of Revenge tragedies on Hamlet
UNIT 6: Theological (Christian) concerns in Hamlet
Hamlet’s soliloquies
Hamlet’s Psychoanalysis in the light of Oedipus Complex
Hamlet: A feminist Perspective
Significance of Comic Relief and “Play” within the play
UNIT 7: Volpone: its detailed reading with critical analysis
Jacobean London and Volpone as a City comedy
Volpone as a Satire
Volpone as a Morality play
Animal imagery
UNIT 8: Renaissance elements in the play
Representation of women
Significance of various scenes
Elizabethan drama analysis and synthesis by 
Modern American Drama, 1945-2000 by 
