SHAKESPEARE'S IMPORTANT WORK

William Shakespeare's most known play is
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
-tragic drama of the "star-crossed" young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet

ROMEO & JULIET

• Originally published: 1597
• Genres: Tragedy
• The settings for the production are Verona and Mantua in Italy

Another one of Shakespeare's plays is hamlet

Hamlet
-Hamlet went home to Denmark from school in Germany to attend his father's funeral, he was shocked to find his mother Gertrude already remarried. She married Hamlet's Uncle Claudius. To Hamlet, the marriage is "foul incest."

HAMLET

• Originally published: 1603
• genres: Tragedy
• Setting: the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark

One of Shakespeare's earlier plays is The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors
-Egeon is condemned to death for violating the ban against travel between the two rival cities. he tells the Duke, Solinus, that he has come to Syracuse to search for his wife and one of his twin sons, who were separated from him 25 years ago in a shipwreck. The other twin, who grew up with Egeon, is traveling the world to search for their family. The Duke is so moved by this story that he grants Egeon a day to raise ransom that would be necessary to save his life.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

• First performance: December 28, 1594
• Genre: comic
• Setting:The Greek city of Ephesus during the classical era