1. Allison Lee

2.  Most of the plays were produced at 1590~1613  Formed one of literature’s greatest legacies  Wrote comedies, histories, tragedies  Made a wide social mix of people  Was very popular from the old days  Some people were skeptical to Shakespeare’s work

3.  Based on classical models  Richard III and Henry VI were the first recorded works  Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII  King John  Richard II, Richard III

4.  in mid 1590s, wrote comedies based on Roman and Italian models  Later plays were mainly romantic and comical  Also mixed comedies to history  The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, etc

5.  Wrote tragedies until 1608  Mostly about love, fatal errors  Sometimes also added supernatural elements  Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, etc

6.  "Shakespeare Birthplace Trust." Shakespeare Houses Website. 25 Aug. 2008.  "Shakespeare plays at AbsoluteShakespeare.com." Absolute Shakespeare - plays, quotes, summaries, essays.... 25 Aug. 2008.