Kinney's enthusiasm for Shakespeare made lecture truly enjoyable. The reading tends to pile up if you fall behind, so try to stay on top of things. The IDs on the midterm/final come straight from lecture, but it is still a lot of memorization. Papers are graded by the TA, so hope that they like you. On the bright side, Kinney makes even histories seem enjoyable. It doesn't hurt that she looks and sounds like Helen Mirren.

I really enjoyed the reading in this course and Professor Kinney is an amazing instructor. If you want a good grade in this class, then make sure to attend lecture and have your Norton Shakespeare textbook with you so you can mark the passages that Kinney goes over. They will most likely appear on the exams. I did well on the midterm, but the final was hard to get through. Make sure to manage your time wisely for the Final!

This class is fun and not too difficult as long as you read the material and Professor Kinney's British accent is great for reading Shakespeare.

Kinney is a british lady who can sometimes be hard to understand and her lectures can get quite boring. If you do not want to attend class or participate in discussion, this class is miserable. I do not recommend to people trying to take an easy english class.

As an economics major I was in a class surrounded by English majors. Kinney makes the lectures interesting and approachable and the midterm and final are not too difficult. There are two papers as well which end up not counting that much.

This class started out really fun but the midterm and final are really hard to study for. You have to know detailed passages of multiple plays. The papers are pretty difficult too--she gives lots of topics but unless you're and English major you probably won't know how to write the way the TA's want you to

Clare Kinney is a superb lecturer, and this class will provide you with a non-burdensome but incredibly delightful survey of Shakespeare.