# data[].attributes.body
This class was one of the interesting / fun , classes I took here at Chaffey, we had a very friendly environment when it came to discussing in class, so I never felt like I couldn’t ask a question if I was confused. Reading the plays I gained a new level of respect for The Bard, he wrote so many plays with the so many things to consider. I enjoyed this class :)

Adrian Torres
MW class

# data[].attributes.body
I really enjoyed the class. It was fun and interesting. The open class discussions really helped with understanding Shakespeare's plays from different points of views. I also really enjoyed the trial of Hamlet we did in class which made one of my least favorite plays one of my favorite in-class discussions.  I also liked how this class gave me an opportunity to read some Shakespeare plays that I would not normally get a chance to read in other classes. The annotations really help make the readings easier to understand and helped with the in-class discussions.
-Amanda Bush

# data[].attributes.body
I think that reading Shakespeare gives a great insight to not only the propaganda and historical revision that existed during Shakespeare's time (I mean, calling them histories is like calling A Million Little Pieces non-fiction), but it can also help illuminate what virtues and sins were seen as socially acceptable from the perspective of many different classes of people. In some ways, Shakespeare writes for the commoners as much as he does royalty, and social structure plays an important part in much of his work. It really does help to shed light on how deeply ingrained the beehive really is in British culture, and yet how some artists can show subversion to an accepted system (in the case of assassinations, or just the undermining language that plants seeds of doubt like in Merchant of Venice).

- Caitlin Lopez

# data[].attributes.body
I very much enjoyed open class discussion about all of the pieces of literature that we read. It's one thing to read on your own, but it's way more beneficial when people share their analysis of the texts. I struggle reading long stories, but in British Lit, I HAD to do annotations every week, and now, I realize how important they are in understanding the material and contributing in class. Our first text, Beowulf, was probably most challenging for me because of how long it was, but again, open class discussion and annotations taught me how to be a better reader and writer!

-Brittany B.

# data[].attributes.body
The cool thing about Brit Lit is that you have the opportunity to deeply dive into many written works and understand exactly what it means, but also why it was written. You get the opportunity to read not Shakespeare, but so many great authors as well like Chaucer and MIlton. The classic language helped me improve my reading as well when at first, I thought I was going to have a hard time understanding the readings. When in actuality, they became some of my favorite readings now.

-Kellen Baltierra

# data[].attributes.body
One of the most interesting things for me in this class was getting to see the role of women evolve throughout literature. We looked at texts like Beowulf that barely included a few women, who hardly spoke at all, to poems written by female writers like Lady Montagu. We also learned a lot about British history, and we learned a lot of about the meaning behind names of people and places.

- Julie Alvarado

# data[].attributes.body
This class was full of literary history. Before this I had never knew about multiple literary theories that could be used to analyze different writing works. Another important part to the class were the open class discussions, they really helped in understanding the material that we had just read. As well as the smaller groups for information research. After every class you had a deeper understanding of each writing then from when you first read it.
- Emily Alexander

# data[].attributes.headline
the most important figure of British literature Marisol Sanchez (name update)  

# data[].attributes.subject
the most important figure of British literature Marisol Sanchez (name update)  

# data[].attributes.body
A Class revolving around detestably most important British writer. By analyzing what Shakespeare might be saying and what influenced him to say such things. In the readings some of the most historically famous plays we as class see what England was at the time and also unveiling Shakespeare's Christian/Catholic roots. For example in a new historic reading of The Tempest Shakespeare can be seen pushing the agenda to "turn the other cheek"(forgiving) very much influenced by his suspected Catholic upbringing.

# data[].attributes.body
This class was amazing! You read alot of Shakespeare plays which I would hope you would know, but what surprised me was really how many we read in such a short amount of time. Keep up with readings and annotations! That is a big thing for this class and also to participate in class discussions.  And lastly just have an open mind when reading these plays. Meaning you might really hate a play you would need to read for this class, just go into reading it in the mind space that you never read it before and it might turn out to be your favorite play (just maybe not Romeo and Juliet).
-Cece

# data[].attributes.body
Hi, I’m from Shakespeare 81. I learned that Shakespeare really enjoys trategies and is a sucker for fallen hero’s. There are numerous plays both really enjoyable to read and dive into and some that may not peek interest. However it’s important to annotate regardless of else it’ll be hard to understand. This is coming from a student who wasn’t in theatre and only new the play Romeo and Juliet. A good tool to qualatlize is the no fear Shakespeare, since it is in modern version.

# data[].attributes.headline
The influence of the Renaissance on Shakespeare: -Megan Ginocchio- 

# data[].attributes.subject
The influence of the Renaissance on Shakespeare: -Megan Ginocchio- 

# data[].attributes.body
Shakespeare clearly portrays how many other literary works of his time influenced his train of thought and his plays. Many great British authors, including Chaser allowed for Shakespeare to create his own stories by balancing on these giants of literature. We can also see how the Renaissance populace may have been affected by other writers, like Virgil, Dante, and Homer and Mythology by reading his plays. Shakespeare also allows for us to view what the populace of his time might have believed in and understood as reality.

# data[].attributes.body
-It may be fun to use some of Shakespeare's historical plays as a way to parallel what was going on during the time they were written.
-Diving into how much the monarchy and church influenced/controlled the lives of those during the Elizabethan era may also be interesting (if you're not already).
-As an aside, I thoroughly enjoyed when we discussed what Shakespeare dealt with in his real life and would have loved more of those discussions. It's amazing to see what was doing on historically when Shakespeare wrote certain works.
Thank you!

# data[].attributes.body
At the beginning of the semester, we talked about “death price”, which is basically just a way of saying killing someone for killing a family member is okay. So when it comes to plays like Hamlet, it starts to makes even more sense why Hamlet was so set on killing Claudius.

# data[].attributes.headline
Shakespeare and British Literature- Lady Lopez

# data[].attributes.subject
Shakespeare and British Literature- Lady Lopez

# data[].attributes.body
Since I am in both the Shakespeare and British literature classes I have seen the difference in what we learn. In the British literature class we really focus on how history influences culture. For example, in Beowulf we really went into detail with commitatus (male community). In the old English world commitatus was something of value (e.g. loyalty, honor, courage, wergild). Then we went on to see the change in literature overtime such as having more female writers and empowering female characters. Values change overtime aswell. In the Shakespeare classes we simply analyze the characters and the play. When we read Hamlet we had deep discussions of what might have been going on in his mind and why he felt the need to act in certain ways. Although there are historical facts in some plays It’s more about the characters than the history. It also should be known that there isn’t much development with female characters. Unlike the British literature class females don’t progress and their ideas aren’t heard. This due to us only learning about the same time period.

# data[].attributes.headline
English 80A Survey of British Literature - Maariyah Khan

# data[].attributes.subject
English 80A Survey of British Literature - Maariyah Khan

# data[].attributes.body
The best part of being in Professor Keener's British Lit class would probably be that he went in-depth explaining the stories we read. Being able to understand the stories and the reasoning behind them made me actually want to read them and find information outside of what we learned! You'd think being in a 3 hour British lit would be extremely long and boring but our in class discussions were always so fun and engaging! Many of the readings had a lot to do about feminism which was very surprising but also was very enjoyable to read.

# data[].attributes.body
From being in the fun atmospheric classroom of Shakespeare, I have learned an incredible amount of William Shakespeare and his works, such as his plays itself, sonnets, the influences, and certain theoretical lens. For example, I used an Environmenatlism lens for my paper to write about how William Shakespeare romanticizes nature, and a New Hostoricism lens to write about the influences of his boyhood growing up in Stratford and how this reflected Midsummer Night’s Dream. I learned a massive amount of information about how much he was swallowed in nature and the peaceful serenity he was surrounded in. I also learned a little more about the myths at the time of William Shakespeare’s writing. Reading The Tempest, I have learned how this play and the character Prospero may symbolize the farewell of Shakespeare’s works. I had a positive adventure in this class with an amazing teacher.

# data[].attributes.body
The great thing about Brit. Lit. for me was learning the history behind the text. I always found it interesting, especially when we talk about possible theories for why a certain text was written. For example, I wrote an essay on a text that was thought to be feminist, but found that many thought it was the exact opposite. The discussions we have in class are always so engaging.

-Taylor

# data[].attributes.headline
British Literature vs Shakespeare through the eyes of each student- Jason Hedding 81, 80a.

# data[].attributes.subject
British Literature vs Shakespeare through the eyes of each student- Jason Hedding 81, 80a.

# data[].attributes.body
Being in both classes really creates an atmosphere of learning. All the concepts learned in both classes can be applicable to each. Learning Shakespeare made me appreciate the language a lot more as in British literature the language was a lot harder to understand in the text without a translation. with Shakespeare you can interpret it pretty easily. The text of the Shakespeare plays are a lot longer which creates a lack of time to complete work, but having time to do annotations help. With British literature each of the annotations are due when the class discussion of the text starts. The theory lenses are the same but the structure of the essays are completely different. first we use time periods and not characters like in Shakespeare, secondly the concepts of British literature are a lot more complex because of the time period. It almost feels like a history class as well which actually helps a lot understanding both the author and the text. With Shakespeare we a;ready went over his history at the start of the class which gives us some concepts of his text, but not his reasoning for a lot of his plays until we get towards the end of his life time. Both classes create good time management. Brit lit being only one day a week does make it a lot harder to catch up to the class if you missed a day. what you do get out of it though is intense class discussion about the text for almost 30 mins plus which creates a better learning experience when everyone has more time to hear everyone out. In shakespeare we have class for about a little over an hour twice a week so there is a lot less time to do things, but makes sure you are on top of your readings. over all i like the way british literature is handled compared to shakespeare, but i prefer shakespeares text over british lits.

# data[].attributes.headline
Having fun and Interesting Class Conversations

# data[].attributes.subject
Having fun and Interesting Class Conversations

# data[].attributes.body
Hey-yo. The amazing part is that class discussions really do tend to drive what is talked about from what everyone reads. Not only do the Brit. Lit students connect the different types of theories one way or another (Feminist Theory, Marxist Theory, Post-Colonialism, etc.)  just like one would do to Shakespeare and his works, but due to everyone reading and participating, we get to see different kinds of perspectives and opinions on different readings. So yes, you will still be applying the different theories for the Brit. Lit. class, but make it fun! Dig deep and you'll find interesting themes and viewpoints to apply to your papers brought to you by your peers.

- Nadesh.

# data[].attributes.body
Zana Bun

# data[].attributes.body
Richie Burnett.
I feel like the Brit Lit students would be fascinated by all of the tie ins that Shakespeares plays have to mythology and religion. They may also be interested in the psychology behind many of Shakespeares characters which make them so interesting.

# data[].attributes.body
In English 80 British literature we have analyzed different texts from different time periods. The first text we analyzed was Beowulf. Which had a lot of history behind it that i did not know. As we move away from the old English period we begin to have more satirical and political writings such as Gulliver's travels and A modest proposal which were written in the Neoclastic period.

# data[].attributes.body
We have read a Shakespeare's play, Macbeth and Marxism plays a big role in the play where there is a struggle of power in the hierarchy. There is corruption and greediness that leads to the collapse of Macbeth. I think this can relate to British Literature and how some of Shakespeare's play can portray an underlying problem in the economic and political time period of England. In Shakespeare, there is also the theme of love and during that time period in England, we know that not many nobles, especially women, are able to marry with whom they love. It's usually an arrange marriage in order to gain more power and wealth from both families. This can correlate to family and societal roles in England and the Catholic beliefs of no divorce in marriage.

# data[].attributes.body
I think the best part of being in Professor Keener's Shakespeare class is that we get to learn a lot of great things from his works, such as his comedies, histories, and tragedies from his plays, sonnets, and poems. We get to learn about his life as well and how he developed his own language. We are always assigned a reading each week with annotations. For instance, one week we might analyze the text of Macbeth then come into class to have a full discussion about what themes or characters are important. We basically just have a lot of discussions about Shakespeare's works and his language.  There is no homework for this class. But we do have one midterm and a final and two essays to write. The first essay is the analysis paper where we have to use a theory to apply to one of Shakespeare's work from a theoretical framework and support a thesis in the body of the paper of at least 5-7 pages. For example, if I were to use a lens of Psychoanalytic Theory from Shakespeare's Othello, my thesis could be: Through the use of Psychoanalytic Theory, it can be shown through Iago's talent for understanding and manipulating the desires of those around him that makes him both a powerful and compelling figure, echoes Shakespeare's own, personal interests. The second essay is a synthesis essay where it's basically the same concept as the first where we have to use a theory and how the theoretical lens you chose can support three of Shakespeare's works in at least 10-12 pages. If you want to know more about Shakespeare and his works, this would be an excellent class for you to take with such an amazing professor.
- Nathan Le

# data[].attributes.headline
I just double clicked on this page to create this comment. There are some very interesting commonalities, generally speaking between these classes. So I will start with a few general comments: 1. Both classes see an overlap of pagan and Christian values in the respective texts. 2. Both classes have seen the theme of fate and free will arise time and time again. 3. Both classes have seen fame as a driving function of literature. Being remembered is of great importance to many writers. You can use these themes, if you wish, as a spring board to comment.

# data[].attributes.subject
I just double clicked on this page to create this comment. There are some very interesting commonalities, generally speaking between these classes. So I will start with a few general comments: 1. Both classes see an overlap of pagan and Christian values in the respective texts. 2. Both classes have seen the theme of fate and free will arise time and time again. 3. Both classes have seen fame as a driving function of literature. Being remembered is of great importance to many writers. You can use these themes, if you wish, as a spring board to comment.

# data[].attributes.body
We only analyzed one history play and it was Richard III. We talked about how as the monarchy was against the past of Richard III so he was adapted as the villain of the play. It would be interesting to analyze Shakespeare History plays and putting them side by side to the actual history recorded by British Literature to see the affects it had.
-Kelso

# data[].attributes.headline
The Most Important figure of British literature  name? 

# data[].attributes.subject
The Most Important figure of British literature  name? 

# data[].attributes.body
A Class revolving around debatably most important British writer. By analyzing what Shakespeare might be saying and what influenced him to say such things. In the readings some of the most historically famous plays we as class see what England was at the time and also unveiling Shakespeare's Christian/Catholic roots. For example in a new historic reading of The Tempest Shakespeare can be seen pushing the agenda to "turn the other cheek"(forgiving) very much influenced by his suspected Catholic upbringing.