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Shakespeare's Writing

Shakespeare's Writing. Group 6: Joe Arcangelo Justin Buranich Anthony Sylvester. William Shakespeare . Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day. H is reputation grew to what it is today during the 19th century.

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Shakespeare's Writing

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  1. Shakespeare's Writing Group 6: Joe Arcangelo Justin Buranich Anthony Sylvester

  2. William Shakespeare Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day. His reputation grew to what it is today during the 19th century. In the 20th century, Shakespeare's work was rediscovered by new movements in performance. His plays are still very popular today and are studied, and performed, in cultural and political contexts throughout the world.

  3. His work William Shakespeare’s work consists of 39 plays, including a few collaborations with other playwrights.

  4. The Comedies All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Love's Labor's Lost Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  5. The Tragedies Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello, the Moor of Venice Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida

  6. The Histories Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V (Featured in Picture) Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III

  7. The Late Romances Cymbeline Pericles The Tempest The Two Noble Kinsmen The Winter's Tale

  8. Poems William Shakespeare is best known today for his plays. Shakespeare wrote two long poems: Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece The poems were published, in 1593 and 1594.

  9. Publication of Shakespeare's Plays Our modern life and culture is filled with the words from William Shakespeare For example: Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be,” He apparently even created some words, such as: “boisterous” “cudgel” “peevish.”

  10. Shakespeare's Sonnets Shakespeare also wrote many sonnets in his time. Whether or not they were meant to be published is unknown. The 154 sonnets were published in 1609. Shakespeare’s famous sonnets include: The Young Man The Dark lady

  11. Works Cited "Shakespeare's Works-Folger Shakespeare Library." -Folger Shakespeare Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2012. <http://www.folger.edu/Content/Discover-Shakespeare/Shakespeares-Works/>.

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