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Comedies and history plays
About 1590 - 1600
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Four comedies
The merchant of Venice :
While advocating benevolence(仁愛), friendship and sincere love, it reflects the class oppression and racial discrimination in the Christian society.
As you like it
Twelfth night (What you will)
This play satirize excessive behavior, such as excessive love or exclusion. And in the story the world implying a world out of reality, so any plot can be explained or ridiculous ending also can be established.
The midsummer night dream
| History plays |
Shakespeare's history plays cover the 12 -16 centuries and the 1399- 1485 period in particular. Each historical play is named after the reigning monarch of the period and they reflect his opposition to the centralize power and hope to establish humanistic political and moral ideals.
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Shakespeare’s historical plays are :
King John", "Richard II", "Henry IV", "Henry V", "Henry VI", "Henry IV", "Richard III", "Henry VIII"
| Comedies |
Shakespeare’s comedies are generally full of fun, irony and dazzling wordplay. And he good at using comedy to enhance the elements of tragedy.
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