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They were not a tribute to anyone. History plays were a genre well-established before Shakespeare even wrote Henry VI. They taught the English people something of their own history in an easy-to-digest and entertaining if not overly accurate form. Such entertainment remains popular, viz. The Tudors.
Of course there were censorship rules to be obeyed--the current monarch and his or her ancestors should be shown in a good light and patriotism should be encouraged. Hence the patriotic play Henry V, as well as parts of King John, Henry VI Part 1 and the famous "this earth, this realm, this England" speech by John of Gaunt in Richard II.
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∙ 10y agoThey were not a tribute to anyone. History plays were a genre well-established before Shakespeare even wrote Henry VI. They taught the English people something of their own history in an easy-to-digest and entertaining if not overly accurate form. Such entertainment remains popular, viz. The Tudors.
Of course there were censorship rules to be obeyed--the current monarch and his or her ancestors should be shown in a good light and patriotism should be encouraged. Hence the patriotic play Henry V, as well as parts of King John, Henry VI Part 1 and the famous "this earth, this realm, this England" speech by John of Gaunt in Richard II.
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How many histories did Shakespeare write?
Ten of Shakespeare's plays are categorized as histories.
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.
What was the main source of Shakespeare's stories?
Shakespeare used a number of sources for various plots. He relied mostly on Holinshed's Chronicles for the Histories.
What were the 3 types of play that Shakespeare wrote?
In the First Folio, all of Shakespeare's plays were divided into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Although it is not always easy to place some of the plays in these three categories (and Shakespeare was well aware that they could mix and overlap and be involved with the category of the Pastoral), the division seems to have stuck.
What three type of drama did shakespeare write?
Greek tragedy
How many histories did Shakespeare write?
Ten of Shakespeare's plays are categorized as histories.
Is there any other histories besides call and text history?
Shakespeare's Histories.
What are the genres that William Shakespeare wrote?
Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, histories, and tragicomedies.
What genres did Shakespeare use most?
Shakespeare wrote almost twice as many comedies as he did tragedies or histories.
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.
What Shakespeare plays were not comedies?
All of the ten histories and the ten tragedies.
What are three kind of plays that Shakespeare made?
Comedies, tragedies and histories.
Are all Shakespeare's plays tragic?
No, he wrote comedies and histories as well.
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.
What was the main source of Shakespeare's stories?
Shakespeare used a number of sources for various plots. He relied mostly on Holinshed's Chronicles for the Histories.
What three type of drama did shakespeare write?
Greek tragedy
What were the 3 types of play that Shakespeare wrote?
In the First Folio, all of Shakespeare's plays were divided into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. Although it is not always easy to place some of the plays in these three categories (and Shakespeare was well aware that they could mix and overlap and be involved with the category of the Pastoral), the division seems to have stuck.
