... concerning the Lancastrian and Yorkist kings. This allowed Shakespeare's plays to be more factual than fictitious, and contain valuable insight into the royal histories of the time. 'Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III,' (1595) 'King John' (1596) and 'Richard III' (1598) are all based on the lives and times of the ... the point where he becomes capable of any amoral act." The fourth and final period included the romantic 'tragi-comedies,' plays which are more optimistic with humanity than his previous plays. By this I mean Shakespeare exhibits more of man's redeeming qualities, and grants th...

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