Schedule

This is a tentative schedule for the 2023 trip. A final schedule will be available in the fall.

Wednesday, January 11 - First day of Spring classes

1/11 - 3/4 (8 weeks) - Class meets for one hour a week to discuss the play. We'll cover how to read Shakespeare plays, discuss various interpretations of Macbeth, look at how the play has been produced, do historical/dramaturgical research on the play, and talk about the superstitions and mysteries surrounding the classic tragedy.

3/4 - 3/11 Spring Break! - We'll fly to Scotland Saturday, March 4th, and return Saturday, March 11th.

SAT MAR 4: DEPART USA Delta flight 1488 Departure: CHS  - Charleston - 12:35PM Arrival: JFK - New York - 2:28PM Delta flight 208 Departure: JFK- New York - 8:35PM  Arrival: EDI - Edinburgh - 8:30AM (Sunday)                 SUN 5: Arrive EDINBURGH   ●  Upon arrival, go through customs, and transfer to the hotel. Check in time is 3:00 pm, so we'll store our luggage and then visit Edinburgh Castle on our own (fee included). ●  Afternoon free to have lunch and explore on your own ●  Make your own way on foot to your Welcome Dinner at local pub (The Albanach or similar) ●  Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile MON MAR 6: EDINBURGH ·      Following breakfast, meet local guide and private coach for a full day excursion to Sterling Castle and Loch Lomond ·      Afterwards, stop at Doune Castle for a photoop (exterior only) and continue   the tour to Loch Lomond before heading back to Edinburgh ·      Lunch and dinner not included ·      Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile TUE MAR 7: EDINBURGH  ●  7-8am Breakfast at hotel ●  Enjoy a day of city sightseeing on your own via Hop-on, Hop- off Bus with live guide ●  Lunch on your own ●  Optional hike to Arthurs Seat (get off at bus stop “Dynamic Earth” to hike 1.3mi with an ascent of 750ft) ●  Dinner on your own ●  Attend a traditional Scottish Ceilidh ●  Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile WED MAR 8: EDINBURGH  ●  Breakfast at hotel   ●  Full-day guided “Macbeth” excursion with stops at Loch Leven, Perth Dunkeld and Birnam Wood, Dunsinnane Hill, Falkland Palace ●  Lunch and dinner on your own ●  Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile THUR MAR 9: GLASGOW    ●  Breakfast at hotel ● Make your own way to Edinburgh train station for 11:00am train to Glasgow Queen Street ●  Upon arrival make your way to central Glasgow for an afternoon of self-guided city sightseeing via Hop-on Hop-off Bus (includes stops to: Glasgow Cathedral, People’s Palace and Glasgow University) ●  Attend local theatre performance - City of Angels - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2:30pm ●  Return to Edinburgh on your own via train from Glasgow Queen Street Train Station ●  Lunch and dinner on your own ●  Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile FRI MAR 10: EDINBURGH ·    Breakfast at hotel ●   Free day to explore on your own ●  Lunch on your own ●  Walk to a local pub for farewell Dinner   ●  Tentative -  ghost tour  ●  Overnight at The Holiday Inn Express Royal Mile SAT MAR 11: EDINBURGH    ●  Breakfast at hotel ●  Transfer to airport for your return flight home via private coach  KLM Flight 1278 Departure: EDI EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM 9:25AM Arrival: AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 12:00PM KLM Flight 641 Departure: AMS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 1:35PM Arrival: JFK NEW YORK JFK, NY 3:50PM Terminal 4 Delta Flight 4671 Departure: JFK NEW YORK JFK, NY 6:00PM Terminal 4 Arrival: CHS CHARLESTON SC, SC 8:21PM

After our return we'll meet once more as a class to wrap up our study and reflect on the trip.

Questions? email Susan Kattwinkel (kattwinkels@cofc.edu)