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417 pages |
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The medieval background. Miracles ; Morals ; The interlude -- The impact of the Renaissance. Classical form ; Romantic spirit -- The new comedy -- The young Shakespeare -- Apprentice work. The comedy of errors ; The two gentlemen of Verona ; Love's labour's lost ; A midsummer night's dream -- The master craftsman. The merchant of Venice ; The taming of the shrew ; Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; Twelfth night -- The early tragedies. Titus Andronicus ; Romeo and Juliet -- The early histories. King Henry VI, part I ; King Henry VI, parts II and III ; Richard III ; King John ; Richard II -- The Falstaff plays. Henry IV, parts I and II, and Henry V ; The merry wives of Windsor ; Minor figures in the Falstaff plays -- The tragic period. Julius Caesar ; Hamlet ; Othello ; King Lear ; Timon of Athens ; Macbeth ; Antony and Cleopatra ; Coriolanus -- The problem comedies. Troilus and Cressida ; All's well that ends well ; Measure for measure -- The sunset. Pericles ; Cymbeline ; The winter's tale ; The tempest. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Comedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Humor.
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