... " (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 The Shrew, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing and historical dramas: "King John", "Henry IV" in two ... parts, "Henry V". 3. "The period of somberness and seriousness" (1601-1604): comedies: As You Like It", Twelfth Night, All is Well ... ...

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... Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare's father was John Shakespeare, who was a glove maker and a leather merchant. John had great success in his career, but that success turned to failure in the 1570's. Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden was a landed heiress. Mary and John had eight children of which Shakespeare was the third. Shakespeare's childhood is actually an assumption formed by historians. This ... , Henry VI, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and King John. The second period consists of each type of writing. This period ranged from 159...

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... school environment as well. Thematically, Shakespearian comedies are more appropriate in a high school setting, dealing with love, magic, humour and more. The setting in a Shakespearian comedy is commonly that of a far off land. Twelfth Night, for example, takes place in Illyria, a semi-historical, semi-mystical place. Similarly, the forest in A Midsummer Night's Dream where the lovers retreat ... obvious example is Viola in Twelfth Night in which she disguises herself as a man to win the heart of the Duke of Illyria, Orsino. What results is a comical situation of irony and confusion. Ad...

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