Should I drop this class?

I’ve never dropped a class before and I have a 4.0 GPA, so excuse me if this seems overly-dramatic.

I had to take a literature course in order to graduate, so I opted to take Drama. The professor got mixed reviews but, like I said, I have a 4.0 and didn’t think it would be an issue.

First if all, I’ve missed too much class this semester due to health issues. None of my professors accept doctor’s notes, so this will be my first semester of making B’s in a couple of classes due to decreased attendance scores and missing information in lectures. Drama is one of these classes. This is my fault, so I can’t complain.

Well, in my drama class, we have to write 3 papers. The first is a critical response paper about one of the many plays we’re reading. There is a specific due date depending on which play we choose. I chose our last play, but missed the due date because I had a 102 fever. I emailed it instead, but he said he doesn’t take emailed papers. So, I have no choice but to write it on our next, and final, play.

Now, we have to get a check on this paper before we can move on to the other two, but he’s been making everyone work hard for that check, redoing the papers several times. Well, the paper on the last play is due 4/16, and the second one is due in the very next class meeting, 4/18. This means if I don’t get a check on my first shot, which no one has, then I won’t get credit for any of the papers. These papers are 15% of our grade.

He’s a very hard grader and, if I don’t have that 15%, I’ll probably end up with a D in the class, if I’m lucky. If I drop too late, I’ll have to take a WF, which is basically the same as an F. If I drop it now, I can just take a W and retake the class my last semester, but I already have a full load and it’ll be difficult to handle another class.

I don’t know what to do. I’ve never been worried I wouldn’t pass a class before.