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Aug 31, 2024
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LIT 225H - Shakespeare: Tragedy and Comedy Credit(s): 3
In this course students will read, discuss and, if possible, see a presentation of selected tragedies and comedies: King Lear, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and others. (Spring Semester)
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to - Draw reasonable inferences, interpret, and critically analyze a play.
- Discuss the life of William Shakespeare.
- Describe the nature of Elizabethan theatre.
- Read and understand poetic language as written by Shakespeare.
- Relate Shakespeare’s plays to the human experience, such as human motives, conflicts, and values
- Define tragedy and comedy.
- Describe the nature and purpose of the soliloquy and monologue.
- Examine the nature of human experience and/or artistic expression.
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