1. Shakespeare: Not Just a Regular Guy William Shakespeare was born and lived in England. His comedies, tragedies and poetry changed the face of theatre the world over for 400 years.

2. Shakespeare’s Tragedies The hallmark of a Shakespearean tragedy is all of the important characters die at the end. The plots of Shakespeare’s tragedies have influenced many of today’s movie makers and fiction writers.

3. Shakespeare’s Comedies *Shakespeare’s comedies were much different from the tragedies. In the comedies, all of the main characters lived and there were often comical outcomes to all of the problems the characters sought to solve. Some comedies include: Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, just to name a few.