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 Shakespeare's plays Information
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 William Shakespeare 's plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature . His plays are traditionally divided into the genres of tragedy , history , and comedy . His plays have been translated into... 
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 greatreporter.com Big Screen Bard: A Film Quiz
10/8/2007: 366 words, approx. 1 pagesQuestion 1 of 10:"Throne of Blood", a classic Japanese film about a murderous Samurai, is based on which play?a) Macbeth (1)b) Richard III (0)c) Hamlet (0)d) Othello (0)Question 2 of 10:Who recently directed an all-singing, all-dancing version of "Love's Labour's Lost"?a) Baz Luhrmann (0)b) Kenneth... summary from source:
Kyodo World Service FEATURE: Elderly theatrical troupe survives rigorous rehearsals
8/30/2007: 627 words, approx. 2 pages After passing auditions last year and undergoing rigorous rehearsals, a theatrical troupe composed of people aged 67 on average successfully completed a 10-day run of a stage play recently. Etsuko Shigemoto, 81, said she found the drama difficult to act in because...
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Shakespeare's Chronicle Plays
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 Kathryn Schwarz, Vanderbilt University The quene perswaded and encoraged by these meanes, toke upon her and her husbande, the high power and aucthoritie ouer the people and subiectes. And although she ioyned her husbande with hir in name, for a countenaunce, yet she did all, she saied all, and she bare the whole swynge, as the strong oxe doth, when he is yoked in the plough with a pore silly asse.
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Critical Essay by Theodor Meron
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In the following essay, Meron compares Shakespeare's treatment of war to medieval and Renaissance legal, religious, and chivalric doctrines of “just war.” Focusing on the English histories and Troilus and Cressida, the critic contends that characters in these plays articulate a message that is essentially pacifist.
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Critical Essay by Ellen C. Caldwell
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In the following essay, Caldwell analyzes Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry V in the context of French and English historians' and artists' representations of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453).
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Essay Grade: 86%Comparing Shakespeare and Marlowe
559 words, approx. 2 pages
Compares the writing style of Elizabethan playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Describes how their plays are similar in themes, mood, and characters.
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