Introduction
 William Shakespeare (April 26 1564 – 23 April 1616)
 Known as the “Bard of Avon”
 Wrote 38 plays, 154 Sonnets, 2 Long poems, Etc.
 Married Anne Hathaway at age of 18
TRAGEDY
 Titus Andronicus (1594)
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Revenge & Political problems
 Brutality such as murder, rape, acts of mutilation, etc.
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War between Romans & Goths, Tamora Queen of Goths
TRAGEDY
 Romeo and Juliet (1594 -1595)
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Romeo and Juliet as young secret lovers, with their families as enemies
 Secretly got married
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Ends with the death of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Paris
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Addresses the issues of blind passion, hatred and prejudice
TRAGEDY
 HAMLET (1600-1601)
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Prince Hamlet mourns over the death of his father
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Father appears to him and tell him that Claudius poisoned him
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Hamlet wanted revenge
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Ophelia drove crazy by Hamlet’s act and dies
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Ends with the death of Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius and Hamlet
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Addresses the issues of revenge, deception, ambition, loyalty and fate
TRAGEDY
TRAGEDY
 Macbeth (1611 – 1612)
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a lot of murder happened
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Macbeth wanted to be the King that is why he planned and tried to kill
everybody
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Said by the witches that no woman born was going to kill him, but Macduff
was “untimely ripp’d” and killed Macbeth.
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Addresses the issues of ambition, fate, deception and treachery
Sources
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http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-playmacbeth.htm
 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-juliuscaesar.htm
 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-hamlet.htm
 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-andjuliet.htm
 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-titus-andandronicus.htm