During his lifetime, all his plays were published, half his plays were published, none of his plays were published, Plays were dated combining------ types of evidence, two (Internal, stylistic), three (external, internal, stylistic), four (External , stylistic, Internal, political), General features include , Evolving scenes contributing to the clarification of things, A very strict structure following Aristotelian unities of Time, Place and Action, Stage directions were clearly written by Shakespeare, His Characters come from all social backgrounds following a specific hierarchy, Shakespeare has a limited variety of style, Imagery is important , Shakespeare uses , a wide variety of imagery including: Rhetorical figures, image clusters and motifs,, a very strict style using only archaic and obscure words, an impressive variety of verse structure (often using irregular lines), His plays are set abroad, because he had travelled a lot, it was possible to criticise behaviour seen in a distant country, Some plays adapt previous themes set in different countries, Romeo and Juliet is set in , London , Verona , Venice, Images and themes in Romeo and Juliet are, Power of hate, power of Love- Passion and violence- light and darkness, How many acts are there and what's the plot?, 3 acts, Rivalry between 2 families ending in Romeo and Juliet living happily ever after., 5 acts where rivalry between families and fate bring both lovers to commit suicide together., A tragedy in five acts ending in the death of both lovers, The Merchant of Venice is set in in Venice and, Belmont (idyllic place where love reigns), Bologna a city of business and learning, There are ..... .... in the merchant of Venice, many plots, two plots (dispute about a financial loan between a Christian and a Jew, Choice of husband by a rich lady), four plots , Shylock, is a complex character who is considered an outsider constantly abused by Christians. He represents greed and is full of resentment, Although complex is basically human and his love for his daughter is stronger than his greed and resentment, Hamlet, Is the least psychological play, He is quiet and knows exactly what to do, Is the most psychological of his plays. Ambiguity is given through language (metaphors, similies and hidden meanings), Hamlet is a , dramatic play, revenge tragedy, Hamlet portrays, two themes Revenge and honour, a series of themes central to humanity (life and death, appearance and reality, madness, youth and age, action and inaction, family relationships...).

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