... beyond what was considered typical writing in the 16th and 17th centuries. Most of Shakespeare's works in the first period were chronicle history plays. These were basically plays based on facts chronicling the life of a person, or in the case of Shakespeare, most likely a king. The first period was also characterized by Shakespeare's plays concerning the Lancastrian and Yorkist kings. This ... mixing the two to give a greater depth to the humanity of the characters. Two of his most famous tragedies were written during the second period, 'Romeo and Juliet,' (1595) and 'Julius Caesar.' A...

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