Fumerton was fun. Despite the constant tech issues, she was witty and really cared about the material and her students. As long as you do the readings, take notes during lecture, and participate during section and lecture, you'll be completely OK for the plot/lecture-based tests. The essays have been replaced with weekly, easy-to-write journals.

Lecture seemed a little heavy, but interesting to understand the context of the three Shakespeare plays (Taming,Richard II, Hamlet). She can be hilarious at times, especially having tech difficulties during lecture, but seems passionate to teach. Read each play and go over notes carefully bc exams are testing on plot and character analysis.

Professor Fumerton is a character. She's quite eccentric during lectures which makes it interesting and distracting at the same time. I personally didn't pay much attention in lectures because of this and did poorly on tests so make sure you're paying extra attention. Also I had a rough TA so my experience wasn't very positive. DO THE READING!!!

Prof Funerton was super nice and very understanding and kind when I got COVID and couldnt attend lecture. Not super enthusiastic, but she makes really interesting points and makes jokes, I really liked her and the course

If you are looking for an easy class, this is not one. However, if you are looking for an easy english class as an english major, this is it. Patricia is very caring, especially in her honors lecture, where she goes far more in depth with the material.

LOVED my TA and the professor was nice, hated this class though. I took it pass/no pass so it ended up being fine but honestly it was so much work. 5 plays, 2 papers, and exams are hard (you must read all plays in detail because you have passage identifications which require play and character). Way too much work if you don't LOVE Shakespeare.