What types of works did Shakespeare write?
Shakespearean critics have broken the plays into four categories: tragedies, comedies, histories, and “problem plays.” This list contains some of the plays that fall into each category.
What are the famous works of William Shakespeare?
10 most famous works of Shakespeare
- 1 – Romeo and Juliet (1595)
- 2 – The Merchant of Venice (1595-96)
- 3 – Henry V (1597-99)
- 4 – Much Ado About Nothing (1598)
- 5 – Hamlet (1601)
- 6 – Three Kings Night (1601-02)
- 7 – Othello (1603-04)
- 8 – King Lear (1605-06)
What is Shakespeare’s most popular book?
Hamlet
Which Shakespeare book should I read first?
If you are about to read Shakespeare for the first time then choosing the right play will help tremendously. Luckily variety is not a problem. I’d recommend starting with one of the most popular ones. Something like ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Macbeth’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Othello’ or ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
What word best describes Shakespeare?
Here’s the list of words that can be used to describe shakespeare: mortal sweet divine and great dead, immortal dumb and stark sympathetic, high-strung most genial eminent associate extremely fine and large.
Who actually wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Did Romeo and Juliet really exist?
Did Romeo and Juliet really exist? The popular tradition says yes, but the Veronese chronicles of XIII century do not report any historical evidence of the sad story, which according to the literary sources took place in Verona in 1302, under the rule of Bartolomeo della Scala.
Did Juliet really die?
Juliet sees Romeo dead beside her, and surmises from the empty vial that he has drunk poison. Hearing the approaching watch, Juliet unsheathes Romeo’s dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath,” stabs herself (5.3. 171). She dies upon Romeo’s body.
What does Romeo buy from the apothecary?
As Balthazar leaves, Romeo decides that he will lie with Juliet tonight, thus he is planning to see Juliet one more time and then kill himself. Romeo goes to an Apothecary (druggist) and buys poison from him. The Apothecary refuses at first because he can be put to death if he is caught selling illegal drugs.
Where is Juliet buried?
Romeo and Juliet lie buried together inside the Capulet monument, but their names are not inscribed on its walls. The com- memoration of Romeo and Juliet takes place elsewhere, in the golden statues erected by their fathers, which record their tragic love for all of Verona to see.
Who was Juliet supposed to marry?
Paris
Who is to blame for Tybalt’s death?
Romeo
Why does Juliet wish darkness to come?
Why does Juliet wish darkness to come? Juliet wishes for night to come so that “Romeo [will] leap to [her] arms, untalked of and unseen”(6-7). He wants the night to come so she can lose her virginity to her husband. The Nurse’s inability to deliver a clear message gives Juliet some agonizing moments.
Why does Mercutio die?
After Romeo receives a death threat from Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, Mercutio expects Romeo to engage Tybalt in a duel. However, Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, because Romeo now considers Tybalt to be kin due to his secret marriage to Juliet. He fails, however, as Mercutio gets stabbed under Romeo’s arm and dies.
What reason does Romeo have to love Tybalt?
The reason Romeo has to love Tybalt is that he is married to Romeo’s cousin Juliet. Romeo loves Juliet and thinks of her as his family, so he loves Tybalt and thinks of him as his family too. Romeo tells Tybalt this when he says that he holds the name of Capulet “as dearly as mine own” (line 71).