I loved this class and it was an easy one. But, I've heard that her other Shakespeare classes are pretty challenging.

I have enjoyed this class very much. If you don't want to really start understanding Shakespeare, if you don't think spelling and grammar should count, if you don't want a professor who is passionate about her work, well, you should find another class.

She's a very difficult teacher, and sometimes it's hard to understand what she expects from you, but you will learn a lot from her if you listen to what she says.

excellent teacher

Very challenging course. But, Prof. Liebler will give you such a thorough understanding of Shakespeare and teach you a strict, scholarly writing discipline in the process. Only for those who's learning styles react well to high standards.

Agreed that she is very difficult and somewhat narrow-minded. Bit of advice: Challenge her one-on-one. In class, just listen. But make an appointment and confront her. A.) You'll feel better about yourself and B.) You won't feel like an ass in class.

I was afraid to take this class, but its actually okay. There's alot of work, but she's not a psycho.

The people who hate Dr. Liebler probably can't write and don't like learning. Liebler knows her**** and she's fair, even if she is a ****. PLEASE, don't take this class if you can't write and then complain that it's too hard! I've seen her give many A's to the people who deserve them.

Dr. Liebler is tough, & her standards are incredibly high. She knows what she's talking about. I learned more in a semester than I ever have. If you don't want to work, don't take the class. Better yet, don't go to school, because that's why you're here in the first place.

One tough lady. She expects 100% and nothing less. She is a bit preachy at times. Overall she is in love with literature and it shows. A hardass, she will tell you exactly what she thinks without throwing punches. Don't think you will sit in class without participating. She doesn't go for that.

You learn a lot!

Anyone that hates Liebler is a lazy idiot. She is tough and expects you to work. She does not tolerate lazy students. Take her class only if you are willing to work hard.

challenging and surprising. i learned more in her course than all others put together.

She is the most scholarly, knowledgable, and effective teacher in this university. If you wish to learn take her class. I absolutly loved her. She made me more passionate for literature, especially for Shakespeare. Take her, she is very helpful, and will spend as much time helping you as you need.

Dr. Liebler makes you look at literature in different ways than any other teacher. I'm minoring in English because of her. She is passionate, fair, and extremely knowledgeable. She doesn't hold ANYTHING back so don't take her if you can't handle criticism or if you aren't willing to think and work.

i have had liebler four times now, and she's the best thing montclair has to offer. if you want to be challenged, love to analyzed and write well, TAKE THIS CLASS. you will come out sooo much better than when you started, and the only people who hate her are lazy people who don't belong in school.

Attention Illiterate Lazy Montclair Students--do not take this course, you will ruin it. Dr. Liebler has no patience for morons. However, if you want to learn something, and want to be taught by the best teacher here, take this course. Take any course she teaches. She is amazing! She is the best thing to happen to MSU. Lazy need not apply.

Liebler is such an amazing professor! She is an expert in her field and has published many of her own books on Shakespeare. She really knows what she is talking about. There is noway you can walk out of her classroom without learning and becoming an overall better student. She has a passion that inspires, and she cares about her students. Take her!

Either love her or hate her- I've done both. She ripped my papers apart, destroying any valid arguments i thought I had...but she was always right, and I learned a lot about Shakespeare and about writing

i loved her. she might be the smartest woman alive. she is not easy...you have to work your tail off, but at the end it's worth it. i learned a lot in her class!

I'm in her class right now, and it is the most enthralling experience I've had in a class since I started school. She's brilliant and passionate about Shakespeare. Don't expect to slack off in her class, and do the reading. I don't mean spark notes. I recommend this class for every English major.

What a GEM. Forget everything you think you know about Shakespeare and listen up. She is an amazing professor. However, your writing skills must be on, do the reading and participate in class. Take advantage of her office hours and critiques. You will not be sorry. Life changing experience that will alter your thought process for years to come.

Amazing teacher. She really knows her stuff, and expects you to know it too. Do the readings, think about them, be prepared to participate and discuss them, and you'll be fine. Also, make sure your grammar is near-perfect. She expects nothing but the best from her students; the mark of a great teacher. For a Gen Ed, it was awesome.

Dr. Liebler taught me more than any other class I've ever taken. She expects the best from her students, and serious students appreciate that. She's tough, but she really cares about students, and still remembers my name after two years. If you aren't willing to work, don't take her. And really, why are you in school if you don't want to work?

She expects you to be like her. If you aren't, you get a C or below.

Dr. Liebler is a tough professor, definitely. BUT she is incredibly smart and expects nothing but the absolute best from her students. I wasn't looking forward to Shakespeare, but she made me love it, and she was always helpful. She can also be quite blunt, so the hyper-sensitive should stay away.

She is an amazing woman. If you can take her class and get a good grade you can take any english class and get an A. Shes really hard and she'll tell you when you suck but that's what's amazing about her. If you don't want to kill yourself over a paper don;t take her but if you actually want to learn take her

I read all of the horrible ratings, and for that reason I took her for Shakespeare about 3 semesters ago, and I loved her. She is tough, yes, and she will kick your academic butt, but if you do your work and put actual effort into your thought process, she will respect that as well as you. I don't appreciate the rude ratings either-thats just rude.

She is a hard grader but extremely smart. She is one of the most highly respectable professors at MSU for a reason. I love this woman! I started off with a terrible grade, cried for days, wanted to die... but I stuck it out. She convinced me too. Just talk to her and she will help. I ended up doing well after a lot of effort.

In response to previous posters, I had no idea that professors were required to reveal their grades. Liebler is the Judge Judy of English profs, but she does help those interested in Shakespeare. Helpful for those interested in publishing as she knows all the politics of the game. If you consider yourself a literary scholar, take her.

Dr. Liebler is literally my mentor. I'll end up dedicating a book to this woman; she is brilliant and has no problem telling you when you're not, but she doesn't do it to spite students- she sincerely wants to help you. Don't be afraid of her; be confident in what you have to say and that will earn her respect. Be a thinker and take her class!!!

Wow. She is a tough one for pursuits. She is really smart and teaches well, but she can be rather intimidating. Her grading is fair, but she is tough on you when you're writing about Shakespeare. If you're prepared to work, cry and sweat for a good grade and learn something along the way, take her. If not, take someone else

Methinks thou dost protest too much. Take her class only on a pass or fail and you will gain from the class.

Liebler is a piece of work! She is intelligent but she's rude and thinks she knows everything. I learned a lot but I'll never take her again! Also, she really picked on the quiet students, which only made them want to participate less. She's smart, but she's not a good teacher.

I disagree with previous haters. She was sarcastic, funny, and understanding WHEN YOU TALK TO HER about your situation. Books were interesting. She was open to ideas/discussions. If you want to miss class, email her - for whatever reason. She knows her stuff, for sure.

Let me put this simply, if you are not an idiot you will do FINE in this class. Guidelines on not being an idiot in Dr. Liebler's class: # 1 Participate!!!! # 2 Don't miss class!! (or send her an email if you plan to) # 3 READ the plays 4 ASK FOR HELP...she can be tough but she doesn't like nonsense and like any professor just wants to see you try

Took two grad courses with this gifted professor. Fell in love with her mind. I worked hard and learned a lot. She herself admits that her courses are like boot camp. So, beware, they are not for the faint of heart, only for those who love literature, study, and some well-deserved criticism of shoddy work, poor thinking. Glad I was "lieblerized."

I took her Shakespeare on Film class over the summer and she was not as bad as everyone says she is. She is sarcastic and arrogant, but she's fun, funny and you really learn how to think and how to apply it to your writing. We completed journals, that needed to be in essay format. I got a B that I worked for. No exams as all.

prof liebler is as smart as they come. she's awesome and she sat with me for hours with my paper and i wrote one of the best papers i've ever written. love the lecture. who knew shakespeare was so relevant. funny too, but some people are too obtuse to know it.

I had her as a professor in 1983 and she was fabulous. Not an easy teacher. An inspiring one. And my enduring love of Shakespeare can be directly traced to my time in Dr. Liebler's class. So glad to see that she is still teaching. So sad to see other people didn't have the same experience that I did.

This was one of the best classes I have ever taken at MSU. I had her for Pursuits and I knew that I needed to get another semester in before I graduated. Liebler knows what she is doing and just expects the respect that she has earned over her academic career. This class is not for sleeping through and if you put in the work, you will earn your A.

This woman is absolutely brilliant. Yes, she picks on students but only the ones who are disruptive. I loved Shakespeare's works from the beginning, and she heightened my love for the material. She spent hours helping me on my paper and she taught me so much. Yes, the class can be hard, but only if you don't participate or read. Just do the work.

This class is no joke. If you want an easy A I do not recommend it. However, if you love Shakespeare, she is the woman to go to. She does not accept laziness nor half-assed assigments. She WILL push you and you WILL benefit from it. Tough grader, but again, this will benefit you.

Prof. Liebler is a REALLY hard grader. She knows when you've put the time into your papers and when you haven't. You need to be on top of your writing; don't BS papers! She's passionate about her subject and loves class discussion, so be sure to read the texts thoroughly.

One of the few teachers I've had so far who I respect. She knows what she's talking about. Reading and participation are required. Her grading isn't bad if you know how to write, i got A's on both papers. Ended up with a B because I didn't try very hard.

You get the grade you deserve. If you work hard, you will do well. Go to class, do the readings, & participate. She acknowledges improvement, so if you find yourself struggling, don't give up! I almost didn't get through the class because she wouldn't approve my proposal. I didn't give up & wound up with an A- on the final paper & in the class.

I'm an English major and I've had Dr. Liebler for 2 classes in Shakespeare and 1 in drama. She IS a very hard grader and tough in class, but she really makes you put out your best work. She's very intelligent and loves her subject. If you need help, she'll set up office hours to see you. Bottom line: As long as you do your work, you'll be okay!

Only take this class if you are serious about being an English major and really want to learn about Shakespeare. Liebler is an expert! One of the hardest English classes I have taken, yet the most rewarding.

I can honestly say that Dr. Liebler was the only professor at Montclair that I truly learned something from, something useful for my life anyway. She is a brilliant woman, very tough but very fair which is what many professors here lack. You get the grade you deserve. I would absolutely recommend her.

I had Dr. Liebler for the Spring 92 semester (Comedies) and Fall 92 (Tragedies). She knows her stuff. She is not easy. You can't hide in the back of the room and not talk. She will find you and call you out. You have to do the work, study hard and you'll get a good grade.

Professor Liebler has no tolerance for students who are not interested in engaging with the class, which at the end of the day is not much to ask. She is tough, she will make you second guess everything, but when you're done with her class you will be grateful that she was so engaging and honestly, entertaining at times.

Prof Liebler honestly isn't as bad as many of these reviews make her out to be. You definitely have to work for your grade, but c'mon, you're in college now. Man up, and you'll be fine. Just read the plays and take good notes. She gets really mad if you have to go to the bathroom during her class though, which sucked.

Doesn't suffer fools gladly, and I love her for it. Her passion for her subject is contagious. One short paper and one long, nothing crazy. I know I'll leave this class with an appreciation for Shakespeare I didn't have before, and that's what I wanted. Read, take notes, and speak up--she'll tell you if you're wrong but will always explain why.

You have to do the readingbut why else are you takingShakespeare. After you hear Dr. Liebleryou know he is great. If you don't do the reading of course you get a low grade.I loved this course and want to take Dr. Liebler again She will respect you if you do readingand pay attention and will help if you are having trouble if you go to office hours.

It is simple: do the readings and engage in the class discussion and I promise you a fruitful experience. Dr. Liebler challenges you to critically think about the texts and will make you a better writer and critical thinker. She is very responsive and available to help, but you must put in the work. You will leave her class a far better scholar.

I've taken three courses with Dr. Liebler and have left them all having been challenged and encouraged to grow as a student and scholar. This course made me fall in love with drama and learn how to approach it as literature. If you don't do the readings and you don't participate you will not do well. This is college and you have to expect to work.

Use your brain. Work hard. Education is a privilege, so fight for it.

Dr. Liebler is very well studied in Shakespeare, and expects the same of her students. The class is relatively easy as long as you do the readings and what little work she actually assigns. In class be prepared for deep discussion + to back-up your ideas. Doesn't hand out grades, but will 100% work with you if you work with her.