—-The starting date for this class has been delayed by one week. It will now begin on Monday, Nov. 13, same time and the last class will now be on Dec. 18. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will see you next Monday!—-
This course will examine the Goodness, Truth, and Beauty of Sir Jack Falstaff, who among Shakespeare’s characters is perhaps the least likely vessel for transcendental intimations. A glutton, a liar, and a thief, he seems a perfect scoundrel. Nonetheless, in all four plays of his “Henriad,” Shakespeare sets his stage in orbit round this scoundrel’s globe-shaped figure. By doing so, Shakespeare reveals an essential quality of his particular tastes–namely, that the highest thoughts are ever housed beneath the lowest roof.
