EN 225 - Shakespeare

Credit Hours: 3

Study will include social, political and philosophical concepts of the time as they are reflected in Shakespeare’s writings. Students will study approximately nine of the plays and the sonnet cycle.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate familiarity, in writing and in oral discussion, with the social, political, scientific, and philosophical context of the Elizabethan Age;
demonstrate knowledge, in writing and in oral discussion, of the Shakespearean stage and its conventions;
demonstrate understanding, in writing and in oral discussion, of prosody and other relevant poetic conventions and techniques;
analyze, in written work and in oral discussion, the methods of characterization, plotting, structure, and development of themes in Shakespearean drama; and
demonstrate, in written work and in oral discussion, an awareness of Shakespeare’s artistry and excellence in specific works.

Cycles (C, N, S)