... It would be impossible to critically analyze any of his works without first examining that time period in England's history. Setting the scene for the second half, the first half of the sixteenth century in England was wrought with religious turmoil, economic strife and political ... the enlightenment of the Renaissance came a desire for many to reevaluate their spiritual foundations and beliefs, thus producing the reformation or the movement from Catholicism to a more pure form of Christianity, known as Protestantism. By the year of Shakespeare's birth, 1564, Henry VIII had been ... ...

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... "The age of studying" (1588-1599): comedies: Love's Labors Won, The Suffering of Two Noblemen from Verona, A Midsummer Night's Dream; tragedies: Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet; historical acts: "Henry IV" in three parts, "Richard III", Richard II". 2. "The age of great comedies" (1595-1600): The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of ... ambassador at sultan's court, English consul in Trypolis, Syria and Babylon, and the English boats in English landing places, loaded with precious goods from Persia and China Island. A pride of national force feels in a high measure in some Shakespeare's ...

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