The time when Shakespeare began writing is usually
known as the Elizabethan period in English history, because of the queen of
England was Elizabeth I. Actually, though, Shakespeare continued writing after
Elizabeth died and was even more successful after James I became king.
All over Europe, this period is known as Renaissance
(a French word meaning 'born again'). The work of old Greek and Roman (or
classical) thinkers and writers has been rediscovered, and their ideas were followed
and developed. For example, one of the rules of old Greek plays was that the
events in the play had to happen at the same time as in real life. Shakespeare
didn't always follow these rules in his plays, but the action of Romeo and
Juliet does happen over only four or five days.
Another rule referred, especially to tragedies. To be a
tragedy, a play had to have a great and important person as the main character.
This person has one particular problem in his character and the events of the
play make this problem grow out of control until it causes his death.
The complete works of William Shakespeare
Tragedy
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History
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Comedy
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Henry IV, Part I
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All's Well That Ends Well
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Coriolanus
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Henry IV, Part II
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As you like It
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Hamlet
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Henry V
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The comedy of Errors
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Julius Caesar
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Henry VI, Part I
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Cymbeline
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King Lear
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Henry VI, Part II
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Love's Labours Lost
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Macbeth
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Henry VI, Part III
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Measure For Measure
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Othello
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Henry VIII
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Romeo and Juliet
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King John
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The Merchant of Venice
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Timon of Athens
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Richard II
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Titus Andronicus
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Richard III
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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The Taming of the Shrew
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The Tempest
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Troilus and Cressida
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Twelfth Night
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
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The Two Noble Kinsmen
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Winter's Tale
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