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The History plays do not always follow the patterns of comedy and tragedy. People are looking for a play where either everything turns out great for the main character at the end or everything turns to disaster at the end. Either of these two endings closes the story arc and satisfies the audience.
Where Shakespeare could, he wrote his histories this way, and it is those which are written this way are his most popular. Henry V is a true comedy, with Henry winning at the end and marrying the girl. Richard III is a true tragedy (it's even called a tragedy in the earliest publications) which ends in the death of the main character and a pile of others. Compare it to the undoubted tragedy Macbeth which has almost the same plot. Richard II and King John are similar, but our feelings toward these two kings is more ambivalent, so we are not really satisfied by their demise, although we appreciate their weaknesses and wrongdoings.
Other histories just pick up and tell the story of what was going on. This is how history really works--it's just a sequence of events--but the endings seem a bit flat, because they have no real conclusion. Life is like that, but drama rarely is.
What else can I help you with?
What are the three sub genres into which shakespeares plays fell?
Tragedy, comedy, and history.
What are Shakespeares story's based on?
Shakespeare adapted his plays from a number of sources: history, stories, older plays, even a couple of originals.
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
Why does iambic pentameter feature in shakespeares plays?
B
How many plays has William shakespeares wote?
38 (:
What are the three sub genres into which shakespeares plays fell?
Tragedy, comedy, and history.
What was Shakespeares inspiration for King Henry?
Shakespeare based his history plays on Holinshed's Chronicles, including the seven history plays named after one or other of the King Henrys.
What are Shakespeares story's based on?
Shakespeare adapted his plays from a number of sources: history, stories, older plays, even a couple of originals.
What is william shakespeares history of writing plays?
William Shakespeare had a history of writing plays during a long and successful career as an actor. He started when he was about twenty-four, and finished when he was about forty-nine.
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
What were Shakespeares early plays about?
chips and beans
Who are shakespeares history plays about?
All of the plays called histories are about the Kings of England and the political events of their reign, although some of the kings, like Henry IV and Henry IV, are not major characters in the plays that bear their names.
When did you find shakespeares plays?
I first found Shakespeare's plays when I was introduced to them at school.
Which of Shakespeares plays make references to military?
hamlet
Where were william shakespeares first plays produced?
england.
Where were shakespeares plays perfomed?
The Globe Theater, London.
What was the religious sect that disaproved of shakespeares plays?
The Puritans.
