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How many plays did William Shakespeare write that were tragedies?
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Generally, ten of his plays are categorized as Tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens.
This is to a certain extent arbitrary: Richard III was called a tragedy when it was first printed and Cymbeline was included with the tragedies in the First Folio whereas Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra are historical (well, as historical as any of his plays) and could be called histories.
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How many plays did William Shakespeare write and what are the categories into which Shakespeare's plays were divided?
William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. They are divided into comedies, histories and tragedies. See the related question for a full list of his plays.
What types of plays did William Shakespeare mainly write?
You might think that William Shakespeare mainly wrote tragedies because he is most famous for his tragedies, but actually he wrote almost twice as many comedies (18) as tragedies (10) and histories (10).
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
How did William Shakespeare get a job as a writer?
Shakespeare became a write when he began to write plays and tragedies. People liked them so much, they began to act out and preform his pieces. It all became history after that.
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.
How many plays did William Shakespeare write and what are the categories into which Shakespeare's plays were divided?
William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays. They are divided into comedies, histories and tragedies. See the related question for a full list of his plays.
What types of plays did William Shakespeare mainly write?
You might think that William Shakespeare mainly wrote tragedies because he is most famous for his tragedies, but actually he wrote almost twice as many comedies (18) as tragedies (10) and histories (10).
William Shakespeare didn't write his plays?
Is this a question? William Shakespeare did write his plays.
How did William Shakespeare get a job as a writer?
Shakespeare became a write when he began to write plays and tragedies. People liked them so much, they began to act out and preform his pieces. It all became history after that.
Which plays did Shakespeare write the most?
If we divide Shakespeare's plays into comedies, histories and tragedies, the comedies outnumber the others almost two to one. There are ten histories and ten tragedies and eighteen comedies.
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 kinds of stories did William Shakespeare write?
Mainly he wrote tragedies, but he also wrote comedies.
Why and when did William shakespeare write tragedies?
William Shakespeare started writing tragedies because he thought the tragic plots used by other English writers were lacking artistic purpose and form. he wrote it during somewhere close to 1592
What Genres did Shakespeare write with?
The plays Shakespeare wrote with are traditionally divided into Histories, Comedies and Tragedies. His favourite genre of poetry was the sonnet.
Did William shakespeare really write his plays?
Yes
Did shakespeare write any plays in the 1800s?
William Shakespeare died in 1616.
Where did William shakespeare write his plays at 56?
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