ENGL 2035 - Shakespeare

1. Shakespeare
2. Analysis of Shakespeare¿s plays: Critical reading of plays Critical writing about plays
3. Characteristics of at least three of the four classifications of Shakespeare¿s plays: comedy, tragedy, history, romance
4. Elements of drama: character, plot, setting
5. Elizabethan theatre conventions
6. Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age
7. The play as literary genre

1. demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the works of William Shakespeare.
2. analyze those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
3. respond critically to the works of Shakespeare.
4. articulate an informed personal reaction to the works of Shakespeare.
5. analyze basic literary elements in works studied.
6. describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements in the works of Shakespeare which influence the relations of states and societies represented in the plays.
7. demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious, and linguistic differences between Elizabethan England and the contemporary United States.
8. compare and analyze the roles and responsibilities of world citizens in both Elizabethan and contemporary society.

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