ENGL316
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Shakespeare's Tragedies
Literature and Language - departmentSchool of Liberal Arts
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)
Department(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)