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Absolutely.
Many people would consider Macbeth with its supernatural overtones (witches with nasty potions who make uncannily accurate prophecies) and with the slow transformation of the title character into a monster a Horror play in the classic sense, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, or The Picture of Dorian Gray.
He also wrote a play in the slasher vein called Titus Andronicus which involves a large number of people being murdered, tortured, mutilated, raped and so on, with a fair amount of madness and treachery and a lot of revenge.
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∙ 10y agoMacbeth is a revenge Tragedy in a sense, since Macduff is motivated by revenge to kill Macbeth. But in another sense it is not, since in revenge tragedies like The Spanish Tragedy, the Revenger's Tragedy, Titus Andronicus and Hamlet the central characters Hieronymo, Vindici, Titus and Hamlet are the persons seeking the revenge, not the objects of it (although Titus is both). If Macbeth were a true revenge tragedy, Macduff would be the main character. The same can be said for Shakespeare's Richard III, a play very similar to Macbeth in many ways. Although there is an aspect of revenge in Richmond's invasion, that is not the core of the play.
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∙ 11y agoSome of Shakespeare's plays have been called tragicomedies, including Measure for Measure, All's Well that Ends Well, Troilus and Cressida and even Romeo and Juliet. I suppose it depends on what you think the characteristics of a tragicomedy are. Often it means that everyone gets out of the play alive, but not necessarily happy. That would explain Measure for Measure, All's Well and especially Troilus and Cressida, but would make Romeo and Juliet a tragedy not a tragicomedy. Romeo and Juliet becomes a tragicomedy for people with an extremely limiting definition of tragedy that says that a tragedy cannot be about ordinary people--it has to be about kings and rulers. This definition would also exclude Othello as well.
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∙ 12y agoYes, his most famous revenge tragedy is Hamlet. Another revenge tragedy is Macbeth.
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∙ 12y agoSome people think Titus Andronicus is a melodrama. Timon of Athens too, perhaps.
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Did willaim shakespeare write melodramas?
Some people think that his early slasher play Titus Andronicus is a melodrama. His much later tragedy Timon of Athens is also quite melodramatic. Nobody ever called his plays melodramas, and they cannot be considered to be very much like the kind of melodramas they were writing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shakespeare at his most melodramatic pales in the face of these works.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
What type lighting was introduced in melodramas?
well in melodramas they generally used gas lighting a bit like Justin beiber
When did shakespeare write Merlin the magician?
William Shakespeare did not write anything called Merlin the Magician
What is a BB referring to a novel of William shakespeare?
William Shakespeare did not write novels. The initials "BB" have no relevance to anything Shakespeare did write either.
Which of types of literature did William Shakespeare did not write?
He did not write any haiku, limericks or how-to instruction books. For A+ the answer is Melodramas TAO
Did willaim shakespeare write melodramas?
Some people think that his early slasher play Titus Andronicus is a melodrama. His much later tragedy Timon of Athens is also quite melodramatic. Nobody ever called his plays melodramas, and they cannot be considered to be very much like the kind of melodramas they were writing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shakespeare at his most melodramatic pales in the face of these works.
What movie and television projects has Victoria Grayson been in?
Victoria Grayson has: Played Miss Greaves in "The Pleasure Garden" in 1953. Played Rose Graham in "Another Sky" in 1954. Played Cissy Denver in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Lucy Fairweather in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Little Gerty in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Customer in "Lilli Palmer Theatre" in 1955. Played Ethel Bentley in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Zuila in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Mary Woodward in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Ellen in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Agnes Dowton in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Daughter in play in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Joyce in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955. Played Princess Rosebud in "The Granville Melodramas" in 1955.
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
What type lighting was introduced in melodramas?
well in melodramas they generally used gas lighting a bit like Justin beiber
When did shakespeare write Merlin the magician?
William Shakespeare did not write anything called Merlin the Magician
What is a BB referring to a novel of William shakespeare?
William Shakespeare did not write novels. The initials "BB" have no relevance to anything Shakespeare did write either.
What does melodramas mean?
A dramatic genre.
Why did william shakespeare write all the plays he did?
It was his job, or one of his jobs. Shakespeare was paid to write plays.
What did Shakespeare write in the 1950's?
Shakespeare died in 1616. He didn't write anything is the 50's
What did William Shakespeare write about?
shakespeare wrote about tragicomedies and romance
Did William Shakespeare was forced to write?
In school perhaps. But Shakespeare was not forced to write after he left school. Most actors were not also playwrights. But since Shakespeare could write and was very good at it, and was paid to do it, why not?
