After the first week of class I seriously contemplated dropping it because I can not stand theater and realized that I made a mistake. However, once we got into the plays Dr. Little had super interesting ideas and was extremely engaging during his lecture. I thoroughly looked forward to coming to his lectures and learning more about Shakespeare. The structure of this class made it pretty easy to get a good grade. You have to read a different play each week (usually 3 hours with an audiobook), but in all honesty you can probably escape with reading the summaries or the "No Fear" translations (something that Dr. Little and the TAs look down upon though). There are two papers, one is three pages the other one four and a half, the topics are a little strange but nothing awful. The TAs were very generous with grading in my opinion so you don't have to stress about it. The midterm and final are extremely easy if you just take notes during class and pay attention, I would strongly advise against skipping lectures.

Prof Little is such an engaging and passionate teacher. Really enjoyed having him as a professor; he makes a boring class about Shakespeare actually entertaining.

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Personally, this class wasn't really for me, but I know that a lot of the other students had a good time with this class. There are 8 assigned plays, and we read one play a week. This workload is pretty manageable tbh, and you can get away with reading the play in modern english on litcharts. It is important to know significant quotes from the play though, so I recommend reading some of the original text beside the translation. The class is graded on 2 tests and 2 papers. One of the papers is 2-3 pages and the other paper is 3-4.5 pages. Professor Little is very engaging and his lectures are great, but I find it difficult to write papers for this class because the papers are VERY deep. This is my first year at ucla, so I might not be used to the depth of some of the classes, but it's nothing like any literature class I've taken before. If you are really good at getting super deep in Shakespeare, this class may be great for you! But this class just wasn't my jam..

By far, one of the most awful professors and classes at UCLA. While the assignments are really easy, if you make a mistake the Prof and the TA are extremely unforgiving. Prof Little's lectures are so strange in the sense that he goes on really random tangents and doesn't deeply discuss any of the texts. He just randomly quotes dialogues super dramatically, as though he is Shakespeare and tells us the origins of certain words. The class content is so horrible but if you are entertained by these kind of things, then I guess it would be a good class. Coming away from this class, I learned absolutely nothing about Shakespeare or the thematic depths of his plays. Honestly, the assignments are really easy but I missed one of them because of certain personal circumstances and the Prof and the TA were extremely unforgiving. They did not give me any accommodations whereas every other Prof for my other classes this quarter had helped me in some way or the other. Was on track to get an A, but this completely destroyed any chance of that.

By far, one of the most awful professors and classes at UCLA. While the assignments are really easy, if you make a mistake the Prof and the TA are extremely unforgiving. Prof Little's lectures are so strange in the sense that he goes on really random tangents and doesn't deeply discuss any of the texts. He just randomly quotes dialogues super dramatically, as though he is Shakespeare and tells us the origins of certain words. The class content is so horrible but if you are entertained by these kind of things, then I guess it would be a good class. Coming away from this class, I learned absolutely nothing about Shakespeare or the thematic depths of his plays. Honestly, the assignments are really easy but I missed one of them because of certain personal circumstances and the Prof and the TA were extremely unforgiving. They did not give me any accommodations whereas every other Prof for my other classes this quarter had helped me in some way or the other. Was on track to get an A, but this completely destroyed any chance of that.

I decided to take this class for my love of reading Shakespeare plays; this class taught me all the plays I once read from a better perspective than a high school teacher. Professor Little is constantly engaging with students, takes the time to accurately learn students' names, and teaches the material effectively. I would recommend this class to anyone taking the course and if available, have Johnathan as your TA. He is the best and helped immensely with breaking down all the material.

Loved this class. Loved this professor. Loved the TA (Dyese <33). Workload was heavier than expected (a play a week & discussion posts) but manageable if you don't leave it all to the last minute. I generally don't like (and am not good at) reading Shakespearean language but it wasn't that bad. This class made me love Shakespeare and think about it ways I never have before. Highly recommend if you have even the slightest bit of interest in the topic!

I took this class online. Lectures weren't live so you could watch them on your own time which was great. There were about 3 lectures for each play and they would last from 20-50 minutes. We ended up reading 6 plays total then had a movie week. Sometimes you will need to read a play a week, but it's doable especially if you break up the workload. The grading was originally: Discussion posts: 20% Participation in section 20% First paper 10% Midterm Exam 15% Final Paper 15% Final Exam 20%. However, this quarter he canceled the final exam so percentages were redistributed in your favor. His lectures were extremely interesting and made me think about Shakespeare's plays in ways I didn't know was possible. He doesn't use slides so during lectures you'll have to pay attention and take notes. Overall I definitely recommend this class if you have even a slight interest in Shakespeare.

This class is definitely one of the most interesting classes I've taken. Professor Little is very funny and a very engaging lecturer with both his ideas and his delivery. The majority of the workload is just reading the plays which you should try and do if you take the class, but don't bother getting the suggested textbook. You can just read the folger online copies which are just as good and free. The two essays you have to write for the class are both very short, however the grading is largely based on your TA, not Professor Little, so be aware of that and ask your TA what they are looking for in a good essay.

Professor Little is far and away one of the greatest people I have ever met. He has so much passion for Shakespeare, and he conveys so much of that to his students. It's clear that he cares about his students, and he really wants them to appreciate Shakespeare.
Class structure is two essays, a midterm, and a final. The essays require a lot of analysis, so if you procrastinate on them (like I did) you're in for a bad time.
Grade is based almost entirely on your TA. I had a great TA for this class (go Josh Hueth!), but with a bad TA this class might be on the more brutal side.
If you have even the slightest appreciation for Shakespeare, or if you just want to go for it, take this class. I cannot recommend it enough. It's the greatest class I've ever taken, and I feel like, at a fundamental level, it just made me a better person. Tests are easy so pulling off an A isn't too bad. Go for it!