Recent SemestersSpring 2026Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E with a grade of C or higher, or English Placement Level 7 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course offers an introduction to the representative works by Shakespeare, including the characteristics of the different genres such as comedy, history, and tragedy, as well as a study of the sonnets. A particular focus on theatre history and the historical and sociological influences of the Elizabethan/Jacobean era will highlight the study of the dramatic and literary conventions. This course may be offered in a distance education format. (CSU/UC transferable) 