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Genres of Shakespeare
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Genres of Shakespeare
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More About Genre
History - a play that recounts past events and takes place in a setting located in the past.
Bibliography
Combinations of Genres
https://www.alia.org.au/first-folio
http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/plays.php
https://englishhistory.net/shakespeare/plays-by-genre/
http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/types-of-shakespearean-plays
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeares-plays/play-types/
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/shakespeare-400/shakespeares-first-folio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre
https://prezi.com/6-qgo4olknqm/the-comedy-genre/
https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature
Many of Shakespeare's pieces of text combine 2 or more genres, like romance and tragedy or comedy and romance. He links the styles of genre together to create more complicated plays, with deeper meanings and stronger relations between characters.
More About Genre
The First Folio
Tragedy - a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one about the downfall or death of the main character.
Shakespeare's First Folio was an official compilation of 36 of his plays. It was published in 1623 and is the only reliable text for about twenty of the plays. It included 14 comedies, 10 histories and 12 tragedies.
More About Genre
Comedy - a play characterised by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents.
Influence
Genres
The genres discussed in Shakespeare's plays are still current now, and apply to modern day issues like racism, war and hierarchy. These themes were in a lot of Shakespeare's plays, and woven between the many genres his plays were based upon.
Shakespeare has discussed common genres in ways that haven't been done before. that has inspired many modern play writes.
There are many different genres, each contributing to the style of the piece of texts. Genres are essential as they give depth to the overall message conveyed.
Comedy
Romance
History
Horror
Tragedy
Genres
Shakespeare mainly wrote:
- Comedies - he completed 17 comedies including A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Tragedies - he wrote 12 tragedies including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet.
- Histories - 10 histories were written including Henry V and Richard III
Shakespeare - A Brief Overview
Shakespeare is a 450 year old play write, actor and poet, writing over 40 plays and 154 sonnets, that are still read and analysed to the current day. Many of these texts have been very successful, and include many genres and themes still discussed today.