Robin Eliece Mercury graduated from The University of Western Ontario in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in English and Drama. She took both part-time and full-time coursework at the university between 1984-1985, taking all courses on campus to complete her degree requirements. The document provides a list of courses taken by Robin Eliece Mercury between 1981-1985 at The University of Western Ontario.

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The University of Western Ontario
Office ifthe Registrar
March 29, 2004
This Certifies that
Robin Eliece Mercury
is a graduate of
The University ofWestern Ontario
having received the degree of
Bachelor ofArts Honors
(English and Drama)
June 11, 1985
Ms. Mercury was enrolled at The University of Western Ontario for part-time studies for
the Spring/Summer 1984 Session and for full-time studies in the 1984-1985 Fall/Winter
Session in the Faculty of Arts. All courses for this degree were taken on-campus.
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2. The University of Western Ontario
Office ofthe Registrar
RE: Robin-Eliece Mercury
COURSE TinE & NUMBER
AY 1981/1982
General Literature and
Composition (English 020)
Performance and Survey of Music
Literature I (Music 040)
Reasoning and Critical Thinking
(Philosophy 021)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An introduction to selected major works of literature
in English, by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare,
Milton, Blake, Twain and Joyce, indicating by
lecture and discussion the historical range and
variety of that literature (poetry, drama, fiction).
Several tutorials during the year are devoted to the
development of writing skills. 2 hours per week
(lecture), 1 hour per week (tutorial).
This course is divided into two parts. To obtain
credit, both parts must be taken. Perlormance:
Individual lessons arranged by the Faculty of
Music. Credit for this course will be determined by
the student's progress during the year and by a final
performance examination. Survey of Music
Literature 1: Baroque, Classic and Romantic
Repertoire. Students will be expected to prepare
works for class performance. Prerequisite: Grade VI
level demonstrated by audition.
An introduction to basic principles of reasoning and
critical thinking designed to enhance the student's
ability to evaluate various forms of reasoning as
found in everyday life as well as in academic
disciplines. The course will deal with such topics as
inductive and deductive reasoning, the nature and
function of definitions, types of fallacies, the use and
misuse of statistics, and the rudiments of logic.
Practical application in several fields will be
stressed. 3 hours per week.

3. Introduction to Political Science
(Political Science 020)
Introduction to Sociology
(Sociology 020)
AY 1982/1983
Acting and Directing (Dramatics
203)
History of the Theatre from
Classical Times to the Present
(Dramatics 210)
Chaucer and His Age (English
221)
Literature of the Seventeenth
Century (excluding drama)
(English 231)
A study of principal concepts, ideas and analytical
methods of modem political science, with emphasis
on the political systems of Canada, the United States,
and Britain. 3 hours per week.
An examination of the major theoretical perspectives
in the field of Sociology, methods of empirical
investigation of social phenomena, socialization,
group structure, principles of social organization,
community structure, population and social change.
2 hours per week (lecture); 1 hour per week
(tutorial).
A practical introduction to the basic principles and
working vocabulary of the actor and director. The
primary emphasis is on acting, and involves all
members of the class. Opportunity will be provided
for students to tackle directing problems. Enrolment
limited to twenty students per section. Interview
required with instructor Two 2-hour sessions per
week. Additional rehearsal time outside of class
hours is required for the major class project.
Mandatory for students in the English and Drama
program.
A study of Westem theatre history from the Greek
theatre to the present, and of the principal methods
and materials of research in theatre history. 3 hours
per week (lecture). Recommended for year 2
students in Honors English and Drama. Mandatory
for the students in the English and Drama program.
An introduction to some of the major themes and
forms of Middle English literature, with particular
emphasis on the works of Chaucer, Langland, the
Gawain-poet and Malory. 3 hours per week (lecture).
The poetry and prose of Ben Jonson, John Donne,
and John Milton and other authors are studied, to
provide the student with an understanding of the
variety and range of the period. 3 hours per week
(lecture).

4. Intermediate French (French 010) Grammar review, composition, translation, oral
practice. (One hour per week in the language
laboratory may be required). 3 or 4 hours per week,
tutorials.
AY 1983/1984
Advanced Acting and Directing
(Dramatics 403)
Shakespeare (English 232)
Modem Literature, 1890-1945
(English 270)
Literature of the United States to
1885 (English 282)
French Language (French 021)
Performance and Survey of Music
Literature 11 (Music 140)
Advanced work in directing and acting. Admission
based on interviews with applicants in March.
Preference given to students in the English and
Drama program. 2 hours per week (lecture), 2 hours
per week (workshop). Enrolment limited to twenty
students.
Through a study of fourteen plays, the course
surveys Shakespeare's artistic development and his
relationship to Renaissance culture. The plays
include examples of the various types of drama
Shakespeare produced: comedy, tragedy, history, and
romance. 3 hours per week (lecture).
Poetry and fiction of an exciting period of artistic
transition and ferment. The emergence of Modem
Literature is stressed, as well as ways in which
modem writers (such as Yeats, Eliot, Conrad,
Lawrence and Joyce) have challenged or re-
examined traditional forms and themes. 3 hours per
week (lecture).
This course traces the main bearings of the literary
history of the United States, from its beginnings to
1880, and studies major works by the most important
American writers before Henry James-Cooper,
Poe, Hawthome, Emerson, Thoreau, Twain,
Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson. 3 hours per week
(lecture).
A study of the French language based on cultural
(non-literary) written material, translation exercises
and basic grammar problems. 4 hours per week,
tutorials, lab.
This course is divided into two parts. To obtain
credit, both parts must be taken. Performance:
Individual lessons arranged by the Faculty of
Music. Credit for this course will be determined by

5. AY 1984/1985
British Drama: Restoration to
Victorian (English 242E)
Modem Drama (English 271E)
Literature of the United States
from 1885 (English 283E)
Comprehensive Examination
(English 495)
Theatre Production (Dramatics
205)
the student's progress during the year and by a final
performance examination. Survey of Music
Literature ll. Music repertoire and performance
practices with special emphasis on contemporary
trends. Students will be expected to prepare works
for class performance. Prerequisite: Grade Vill level
demonstrated by audition, or Music 040.
Survey of major developments in British dramatic
literature from the re-opening of the theatres in 1660
to the advent of modem British drama in the late
nineteenth century. Traces the generic evolution
from heroic drama to Victorian melodrama, from
Restoration comedy to Victorian comedy. 3 hours
per week (lecture).
Major directions in modem theatre and drama with
special emphasis upon the plays of Ibsen, Chekhov,
Strindberg, Brecht, Beckett, and Pinter 3 hours per
week (lecture).
Attitudes and techniques in some major American
authors since 1885. The course explores myth-
making mechanisms of American culture and the
vision, whether idealistic or ironic, of its writers.
Authors include James, Hemingway, Fitzgerald,
O'Neill, Frost, Stevens, Faulkner, and others. 3 hours
per week (lecture).
Required in fourth year Students must obtain a
Grade of at least 60% in this examination before they
may be admitted to an honors degree in English. A
student who fails the examination may repeat it once
only To be discontinued September 1986.
An introduction to the basic principles, theories and
practice of producing and mounting plays.
Participation in productions at Talbot Theatre and
the Drama Workshop will be required in addition to
lectures. Admission based on interviews with
applicants in March. 2 hours per week (lecture); 2
hours per week (work shop). Enrolment restricted to
twenty students. Recommended for and preference
given to students in the English and Drama program.