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ENGL316

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Shakespeare's Tragedies

Description

A study of Shakespeare's major or representative tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. The course will involve close textual readings of selected plays as well as viewings of film presentations of them. If possible, the class will attend a dramatic performance. The tragedies will be examined in the context of Shakespeare's time and culture and the theatrical conventions particular to that time and culture.

Instruction Modes

In-Person On-Campus

Grade Modes

Standard (S)

College/School

School of Liberal Arts

Start Term

Fall 2026 Semester

Instructional Methods

Lecture (LC)

Course Attributes

Humanities (GEHU), Liberal Arts (LA), Writing Intensive (SEWI)

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