Question

Based on what you've read, answer the following questions.

1. What are the three types of Shakespeare's plays?
2. Name the number one trait or characteristic of each type of Shakespearean play?
3. Which type of conflict did Shakespeare excel at dramatizing?
4. What did Shakespeare think of human beings?

Answer 1

Histories, tragedies, and comedies

Histories are dramatic retellings of ancient history, tragedies end unhappily with an emphasis on serious character flaws, and comedies include jokes and usually end happily.

Shakespeare excelled at dramatizing inner conflicts—person against himself or herself.

Shakespeare thought of humans as amazingly complex, both wonderful and worthless.

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Answer 2

1) comedies, tragedies, histories

2) Comedy: wasn't serious and expressed humor

Tragedy: Usually involved a death, and main character had some flaw

History: Were about kings of the past

3) Inner conflict, or person against oneself

4) Shakespeare thought people were very confusing and complex, great and terrbile simultaneously.

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