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Shakespeare ’s comedies. Kristiina Reinfeldt 11b. William Shakespeare. comedies, tragedies and histories the optimistic period (1590-1601) . All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice
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Shakespeare’scomedies Kristiina Reinfeldt 11b
William Shakespeare • comedies, tragedies and histories • the optimistic period (1590-1601)
All's Well That Ends Well • As You Like It • The Comedy of Errors • Cymbeline • Love's Labour's Lost • Measure for Measure • The Merchant of Venice • The Merry Wives of Windsor • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Much Ado About Nothing • Pericles Prince of Tyre • Taming of the Shrew • The Tempest • Twelfth Night • The Two Gentlemen of Verona • The Winter's Tale • Troilus and Cressida
Shakespeare’scomedies • Easy-flowing blank verse • Imaginary country • Similar to a fairy-tale • Characters are true to life • Heroines • Writer laughs at his characters • Renaissance men and women • Believe in themselves
Shakespeare’scomedies • A struggle of old haters to overcome difficulty, often presented by young people • Separation and re-unification • Mistaken identities • A clever servant • Heightened tensions, often within a couple • One, intertwining plot • Frequent punning