ENGL 247
Shakespeare
Description: Lecture, three hours. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - Shakespeare was dropping bars when he said "To be or not to be" bruh. Like he knew shit was gonna be quoted. Professor Watson probably agrees too. In all realness, honestly, if you're taking a hefty course load, I would not recommend this class. If you're not into theatre or Shakespeare, definitely don't even consider it. There was a lot more work than is typically expected for a GE; 2 essays along with a midterm and final exam. The exams asked a lot of memorization, with passage identification sections which were hard unless you basically read each play 2-3 times. I will say, however, that the course was really interesting! Professor Watson really knows what he's talking about - he's very passionate about English analysis and Shakespeare which is always enlightening to see. Most of the class was just him going on long tangents about Shakespeare which was actually interesting (while for some, I would understand if it does get redundant). I LOVED the texts we read. Hamlet and Othello are must reads and I romanticized my walk home from class. I became a poet, a Shakespeare disciple, if you will. In short, class was a lot of work but if you've already read a bunch of Shakespeare texts, I would definitely recommend it.
Winter 2024 - Shakespeare was dropping bars when he said "To be or not to be" bruh. Like he knew shit was gonna be quoted. Professor Watson probably agrees too. In all realness, honestly, if you're taking a hefty course load, I would not recommend this class. If you're not into theatre or Shakespeare, definitely don't even consider it. There was a lot more work than is typically expected for a GE; 2 essays along with a midterm and final exam. The exams asked a lot of memorization, with passage identification sections which were hard unless you basically read each play 2-3 times. I will say, however, that the course was really interesting! Professor Watson really knows what he's talking about - he's very passionate about English analysis and Shakespeare which is always enlightening to see. Most of the class was just him going on long tangents about Shakespeare which was actually interesting (while for some, I would understand if it does get redundant). I LOVED the texts we read. Hamlet and Othello are must reads and I romanticized my walk home from class. I became a poet, a Shakespeare disciple, if you will. In short, class was a lot of work but if you've already read a bunch of Shakespeare texts, I would definitely recommend it.
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