Throughout his career Shakespeare wrote tragedies of romantic love, family and political conflict, and revenge, reaching his peak in this genre in the first decade of the seventeenth century. This course will focus on a selection of plays in this genre, and will also treat his late romances, a comic genre in which fateful adventures end in forgiveness and reconciliation between enemies. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 6 credit units Note: Students with credit for ENG 221.6 or 321.6 may not take this course for credit. Category 2 course.
Throughout his career Shakespeare wrote tragedies of romantic love, family and political conflict, and revenge, reaching his peak in this genre in the first decade of the seventeenth century. This course will focus on a selection of plays in this genre, and will also treat his late romances, a comic genre in which fateful adventures end in forgiveness and reconciliation between enemies. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 6 credit units Note: Students with credit for ENG 221.6 or 321.6 may not take this course for credit. Category 2 course.
