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17 th Century Non-Poetry. By: Selma Abdulhai. The 17 th century non-poetry most heavily of dramas and novels. Famous Playwrights: Shakespeare, Thomas Kyd. Famous type of play: Revenge Tragedies. Famous plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, The Spanish Tragedy, Othello, etc.
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17th Century Non-Poetry By: Selma Abdulhai
The 17th century non-poetry most heavily of dramas and novels. • Famous Playwrights: Shakespeare, Thomas Kyd.
Famous type of play: Revenge Tragedies. • Famous plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, The Spanish Tragedy, Othello, etc.
Novel Themes: civil wars in England, migration to “New World”, last of the witch trials, etc.
“One day I wrote her name upon the strand” -Edmund Spenser • The poem contemplates love and death and how it continues after death. In 17th century, many famous plays had the hero contemplate life and death and what came afterwards.