William Shakespeare (part- 2)

Types and characters of Shakespeare's major writings :

1. Hamlet : 

It is a tragic play. The main characters are: 

- Hamlet, Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Laertes.

2.King Lear: 

a tragic play. The main characters are: 

- King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Kent, Fool.

3. Othello :

 a tragic play. The main characters are: 

- Othello, Desdemona, Iago, Roderigo, Cassio.

4. Macbeth : 

a tragic play. The main characters are: 

- Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Three Witches.

5.Romeo & Juliet: 

a tragic play. The main characters are: 

- Romeo, Juliet, Escalus, Paris, Montague.

6.Julius Caesar: 

a tragic play. The main characters are : 

- Julius Caesar, Calphurnia, Octavius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, Maemilius Lepidus.

7. Antony and Cleopatra: a comic play:

The main characters are :

- Antony, Cleopatra, Octavia, Octavius Caesar.

8. Twelfth Night : 

a comic play. The main characters are : 

- Viola, Duke Orsino, Malvolio, Olivia, Sebastian.

9. Measure for Measure : 

a comic play. The main characters are : 

- Isabella, Juliet, Lucio, Angelo, Claudio.

10. The Tempest: 

a comic play. The main characters are : 

- Prospero, Miranda, Ferdinand, Caliban, Ariel.

11. The Merchant of Venice : 

a comic play. The main characters are: 

- Shylock, Portia, Antonio, Bassanio, Jessica.

12. As You Like It: a comic play:

The main characters are:  

- Duke, Rosalind, Celia, Frederick, Oliver, Orlando.

13.The Taming of the Shrew: 

a comic play. The main characters are: 

- Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, C.Sly, Vincentio, Lucentio, Petruchio.

14. The Comedy of Errors: 

a comic play. The main characters are: 

- Egeon, Aemilia, Antipholus, Adriana, Luciana, Dromio.

15.  Shakespeare is mostly known for his plays/ dramas.

16.  He is a writer of Elizabethan age.

17. He is famous for objective presentation of human psychology.