ENGL4526 · English
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course places Shakespeare's earlier comedies, tragedies, and history plays in the historical and theatrical contexts of his time. Topics will include Shakespeares professional career; the playhouses and audience for which he wrote; the structure of playing companies; stage conventions; and the textual and performance histories of his plays.To explore the significance of staging as interpretation, we will also perform script-in-hand scenes in class.Fulfills the pre-1700 requirement.
Course experience
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Organization
4.7 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.2 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.7 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Spring 2025
1 section