I heard from some friends that Professor Cunningham was an excellent prof (for Milton), so I signed up for her [Shakespeare] class.

Her knowledge of Shakespeare was unimpressive, even though all she did was brag about all of the years of research she performed. She didn't bring any value to the class.

Lectures were a complete waste of time. Although she seemed personable and approachable during lecture, the content of the lectures themselves was lackluster--her analysis of Romeo & Juliet was barely surface-level, hardly touching on any themes. Instead, she simply skimmed along, relating personal experiences and feelings to Romeo's longing for Juliet, rather than examining the language at a closer level.

Like many professors, her syllabus was far too ambitious, and we did not read through the plays that she had laid out for us--those that we did not read were bought back from the bookstore at 10 cents each, and they were only available in Ackerman new.

She is very knowledgeable about Shakespeare and came prepared and organize with sound, reasonable lectures. Her humor and gregarious nature are infectious and she seemed very open and caring. I think she's a really good professor. Her midterm was very fair: she provided over 15 passages to choose from in order to identify 5. The questions are easy to answer so long as you do the reading. Honestly, it was the final 10+ research paper which intimidated people. I would love to take her again. If you are a serious student, she will notice you and like you.