ENGL& 220 - Intro to Shakespeare

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: An introductory survey course that explores the plays of William Shakespeare from literary and historical perspectives.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze a play for theme, plot, character relationships and theatrical style.
Understand Elizabethan play structure.
Recognize the dual function of play script as dramatic literature and a blueprint for live theatre performance.
Recognize the rich complexity of Shakespeare’s plays as expressed through motifs, symbols, and poetic language.
Understand the challenges of producing Shakespeare’s plays for the modern audience.

Course Contents

Culture and mores of Elizabethan England.
Shakespeare’s work in the historical and artistic perspective of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The development of Shakespeare’s dramatic technique.
Interpretations of Shakespeare in performance.

Instructional Units: 5