At first, his plays were comedies, but as he became more popular he started writing tragedies that turned out to be his strongest element in his writing. ... Shakespeare was the son of John and Mary. ... There he learned Greek mythology, roman comedy, ancient history, rhetoric, grammar, Latin and possibly the language Greek. ... Between 1590-1592 Shakespeare created a series of plays known as Henry VI series, Richard III, and the Comedy of Errors, were performed. ... In 1616, Shakespeare died in Stratford. ...

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William Shakespeare was born sometime late in April in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England to parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. ... John Shakespeare was a prominent and prosperous alderman. ... The Shakespeare's were comfortable, but not aristocrats by any means. ... The next record of William Shakespeare is his marriage. ... By 1594 he had written at least six plays including "The Comedy of Errors" and "Venus and Adonis". ...

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Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. ... Hamnet, Shakespeare's son, died in 1596. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... These are comedy, tragedy, and history. Three plays which are in the category of comedy are "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verone". ...

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Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. ... Hamnet, Shakespeare's son, died in 1596. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... These are comedy, tragedy, and history. Three plays which are in the category of comedy are "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verone". ...

• Word Count: 918
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Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. ... Hamnet, Shakespeare's son, died in 1596. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... These are comedy, tragedy, and history. Three plays which are in the category of comedy are "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew", and "The Two Gentlemen of Verone". ...

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Shakespeare's plays are usually divided into three major categories, these are Three plays which are in the category of comedy are The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Two Gentlemen of Verone. ... Shakespeare was to use courtly English, street slang and his own local dialect. ... For the other hand, Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. ... Another key thing to remember, Shakespeare exemplifies and demonstrates this. ... In 1623, the year in which Shakespeare's First Folio was published. ...

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The continued relevance and influence of William Shakespeare is unquestionable; the very name "Shakespeare" is a known and respected around the world. ... The Indian film industry has drawn heavily on Shakespeare as seen in movies like Angoor, where the plot is drawn almost entirely from "A Comedy of Errors" and Omkara, an adaptation of Othello. ... Pope, in the preface to his six-folio edition of the works of Shakespeare also says, "Shakespeare is not so much an imitator, as an instrument of nature"." ... Shakespeare's approach to writing plays revolutionized Elizabethan theatre. ... I...

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William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is a romantic comedy which tells the love stories of the main characters Claudio and Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick. The play is classified as a comedy for a number of different reasons. ... At the time Shakespeare wrote this play, at about 1599, Elizabeth I was queen of England. ... He says, " Trust not my age, My reverence, calling, nor divinity, If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here Under some biting error." ... Shakespeare has called them these names for a reason. ...

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• Grade Level: High School