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Shakespeare’s Plays

Shakespeare’s Plays. Allison Lee. General. Most of the plays were produced at 1590~1613 Formed one of literature’s greatest legacies Wrote comedies, histories, tragedies Made a wide social mix of people Was very popular from the old days Some people were skeptical to Shakespeare’s work.

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Shakespeare’s Plays

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  1. Shakespeare’s Plays Allison Lee

  2. General • Most of the plays were produced at 1590~1613 • Formed one of literature’s greatest legacies • Wrote comedies, histories, tragedies • Made a wide social mix of people • Was very popular from the old days • Some people were skeptical to Shakespeare’s work

  3. Histories • Based on classical models • Richard III and Henry VI were the first recorded works • Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII • King John • Richard II, Richard III

  4. Comedies • in mid 1590s, wrote comedies based on Roman and Italian models • Later plays were mainly romantic and comical • Also mixed comedies to history • The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, etc

  5. Tragedies • Wrote tragedies until 1608 • Mostly about love, fatal errors • Sometimes also added supernatural elements • Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, etc

  6. Bibliography • "Shakespeare Birthplace Trust." Shakespeare Houses Website. 25 Aug. 2008 <http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/15/15/>. • "Shakespeare plays at AbsoluteShakespeare.com." Absolute Shakespeare - plays, quotes, summaries, essays.... 25 Aug. 2008 <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/plays.htm>.

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