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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (structure (stage directions (in text,…
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
37 plays
comedies and romances
histories
tragedies
universal themes
structure
5 acts
each act --> scenes
stage directions
in text
outside
dialogue
monologue or soliloquy
aside
no unity of time and place
different sources
historical sources and chronicles
Italian short-stories
classical sources
publication
First Folio (1623)
characters
variety of social classes
importance of family ties
hierarchy as the background for plays
symmetrical correspondes between characters
role of supernatural and cosmic powers
style
varied language
multiple linguistic levels
word plays
blank verse