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 Department:    ENGL&

 Course #:    220

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    500501

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

An introductory survey course that explores the plays of William Shakespeare from literary and historical perspectives.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Completed ENGL& 101 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Analyze a play for theme, plot, character relationships and theatrical style.
2. Understand Elizabethan play structure.
3. Recognize the dual function of play script as dramatic literature and a blueprint for live theatre performance.
4. Recognize the rich complexity of Shakespeare's plays as expressed through motifs, symbols, and poetic language.
5. Understand the challenges of producing Shakespeare's plays for the modern audience.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Culture and mores of Elizabethan England.
2. Shakespeare's work in the historical and artistic perspective of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
3. The development of Shakespeare's dramatic technique.
4. Interpretations of Shakespeare in performance.