ENGL3310

Shakespeare

This course places Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, history plays and romances in the historical and theatrical contexts of his time. Topics will include Shakespeare's professional career; the playhouses and audience for which he wrote; the structure of playing companies; stage conventions; and the textual and performance histories of his plays.To explore the significance of staging as interpretation, we will also perform script-in-hand scenes in class.Fulfills the pre-1700 requirement.

Course overview

Department
English
School
MCAS
Credits
3

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.19 / 5

Based on 49 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · John Yargo · Stokes Hall 401N TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered