... are known for their highly improbable plots" (Delville). Shakespeare, however, could make the characters in his plays so believable and human, that the plots seemed perfectly reasonable. After many comedies, Shakespeare wrote the Roman tragedy Julius Caesar. Although many stories had been done about Caesar, and the story was a legend in England, Shakespeare's version surprised many people by its originality (Timeline). The play centers on Marcus Brutus ... , Caesar's friend, who eventually kills Caesar. It explores what drives a group of well-respected men to commit murder ... ...

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... love of nature and rural life which reflects his childhood. On November 28, 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway of the neighboring village of Shottery. Hamnet, Shakespeare's son, died in 1596. In 1607, his daughter Susana got married. Shakespeare's other daughter, Judith, got married in 1616. In London, Shakespeare's career took off. By that time, he had joined one of the city's repertory theater companies. Scholars ... to literature are so vast. My source devoted thirty pages to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays are usually divided into three major categories. These are comed...

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... end tragically, or end the same way they started, as nothing. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Capulet to me seems to be the most tragic of all Shakespeare's women characters. She fell in love with Romeo Montague, the enemy. She had to "sneak out" to the balcony late at night so she can talk ... On a good note, due to Romeo and Juliet's death, that caused the parents of the Capulet and Montague's to reconsider their feud and became friends. In Julius Caesar, Brutus' wife, Portia did not display herself very much in the play. The only important thing she did was that she showed concern for Br...

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