Shakespeare I & Critical Writing

Professor Platt is a tad bit overrated. Don't get me wrong, he's such a friendly and upbeat guy. He makes any discussion interesting and he is great at facilitating discussion. But he definitely picks / has favorites and is a tough grader. You don't necessarily have to attend Shakespeare in order to do well (at least that is my belief thus far), but all Critical Writing courses are mandatory. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone, but just don't expect a god or anything. He's a cool, laidback, family man that has an enormous amount of information on Shakespeare; he's so intelligent in that area! Still, he picks favorites, the same people tend to talk in class (and they just ramble sometimes and seem a bit pretentious) and he's a tough grader.