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== British Tragedies == | == British Tragedies == | ||
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During the late 16th Century, playwright William Shakespeare composed several works during the Renaissance Tragedy era, which became known as the Shakespearean tragedies.<ref>Schwartz, Debora B. "Tragedy." <i>Shakespeare Plays</i>. N.p., 1996-2005. Web. <http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/tragedy.html></ref> Today, Shakespeare is seen as one of the central founders of British tragedies. Scholars typically categorize British tragedies into three distinct periods. The first period, which is marked by the tragedy ''Titus Andronicus'', occurs around 1590-1594. The second period occurs around 1595-1601, and produces works such as ''Julius Caesar.'' Finally, the third period of tragedies produces some of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies including, ''Othello," ''Macbeth," and ''Hamlet," occurs around 1602-1610.<ref>AbsoluteShakespeare, . "William Shakespeare." <i>Absolute Shakespeare</i>. N.p., 2000-2005. Web. <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/william_shakespeare.htm></ref> | During the late 16th Century, playwright William Shakespeare composed several works during the Renaissance Tragedy era, which became known as the Shakespearean tragedies.<ref>Schwartz, Debora B. "Tragedy." <i>Shakespeare Plays</i>. N.p., 1996-2005. Web. <http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/tragedy.html></ref> Today, Shakespeare is seen as one of the central founders of British tragedies. Scholars typically categorize British tragedies into three distinct periods. The first period, which is marked by the tragedy ''Titus Andronicus'', occurs around 1590-1594. The second period occurs around 1595-1601, and produces works such as ''Julius Caesar.'' Finally, the third period of tragedies produces some of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies including, ''Othello," ''Macbeth," and ''Hamlet," occurs around 1602-1610.<ref>AbsoluteShakespeare, . "William Shakespeare." <i>Absolute Shakespeare</i>. N.p., 2000-2005. Web. <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/william_shakespeare.htm></ref> | ||