TransfermaticENGL at Grossmont College

    ENGL 218 - Shakespeare - His Plays and the Theatre of His Time

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    Credits
    3
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course introduces students to William Shakespeare's plays and the theatre of his time. Students will read, interpret and analyze sevaral of Shakespeare's plays-including the play(s) being produced or viewed locally-that represent the full range of his comedic, historical, and tragic works, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Richard II, Henry IV, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Hamlet. The point of the course is to prepare students to understand and appreciate more fully the experience of seeing, reading, and discussing Shakespeare. The course will make apt use of actors in the classroom, good films, recordings of the plays, and theatre tours. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, CSU-C2, IGETC-3B, Cal-GETC-3B)