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Shakespeare and Law
LAW 3285

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Prerequisites: None

Exam Type: No Exam

This seminar will explore themes related to law and justice in Shakespeare’s plays. Some of the themes we may discuss include the tensions between justice and mercy, processes for assessing evidence (and their flaws), and constitutional questions regarding the foundations of legitimate sovereign authority. We will also consider more broadly the relationship between law, literature, and drama, and the how engagement with themes of law and justice in fiction may inform how we approach the real world of legal practice. The plays we will cover include The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, Richard II, Henry VI Part 2, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing. No prior experience or expertise is required.

School Harvard Law School
Credits 2
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Department Law School
Course Component Seminar
Subject Law
Grading Basis HLS Graded