ENG 201 - Shakespeare I

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: Introduces Shakespeare’s plays with an emphasis on current theoretical approaches and performance history. The course will cover three to five plays from among Shakespeare’s comedies, romances, histories, and tragedies.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Demonstrate familiarity with the plots, themes, and characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
• CLO#2: Explain how Shakespeare’s historical and social context influenced his plays. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Explain how race, gender, time, and place shape a given text.
• CLO#4: Apply current theoretical approaches to the plays (e.g., Feminist theory, New Historicism).