Part 1

· Initial discussion board posts are due by 11:59 P.M. on Thursday. For your initial discussion post, you should:

· select one of the questions below:

· How does Shakespeare’s work embody the concerns of British literature during his era?

· How are gender dynamics of his era revealed in Shakespeare’s work?

· How are cultural norms defined as evidenced by Shakespeare’s work?

· What sins condemn the characters in Shakespeare’s tragedies? What does this dynamic reveal about concerns of the people of Shakespeare’s era?

· Why does Shakespeare’s work continue to be popular over four hundred years after his work was published?