LIT 226H - Shakespeare: History and Tragedy

Credit(s): 3

In this course students will read, discuss and, if possible, see a presentation of selected tragedies and history plays of Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, MacBeth, Henry IV, Part I, Richard II, and others. (Fall Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze passages in Shakespeare’s plays.
Read and understand poetic/prose language in Shakespeare’s plays.
Identify the connection between events and people in history, and the events and characters in Shakespeare’s history plays.
Discuss William Shakespeare’s life.
Interpret Elizabethan times and theater.
Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.