21L.009: Shakespeare is a HASS class, specifically a CI-H (writing intensive class). It's a generally laid-back class for people who enjoy reading/watching Shakespeare. If the only Shakespeare play you've read is Romeo and Juliet, that's not a great indication of any literary interest. The professors are often so knowledgable than their commentary and discussion make the plays interesting - not necessarily the play itself.
That being said, if acting or reading Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, or Much Ado About Nothing in highschool was fun - consider this class!
The class (like most CI-H's) has two essays, one revision, and a final essay. We read a couple plays and saw a few movie versions (see the list below). Overall, the professor, Dr. Peter Donaldson, was the one who made the class the amazingness that it is. He was very funny, considerate/nice, laid-back, and is extremely knowledgeable about Shakespeare. I know another professor also teaches the class, but I've heard he's pretty good as well.
The Plays We Read:
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Tempest
A Tempest (by Aimé Césaire, SO GOOD!)
Merchant of Venice
Hamlet
King Lear
Othello
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