Monday, February 19, 2007

William Shakespeare was one of the world's greatest playwrite and one of the best English poets. His plays are still acted out today and they are still actually influencing society today. His plays and poems made impacts on many peoples lives.
A Midsummer Night's Dream was an early romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare. It was written in the late 1500s. It involves four Athenian lovers and their interactions with fairies who live there. Even today this play is still performed worldwide and is still very popular.
Henry IV Part 1 is another one of Shakespeare's famous plays. The play covers the time period of 1402-1403. They believe that the play was first performed in 1597. Ever since it was written it has been a very popular play with the public and the critics.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. It is also his shortest tragedy. To this day it's performed at professional and community theatres around the world. It was written somewhere between 1603 and 1606. In the play the role of Lady Macbeth is considered one of the hardest roles to fill because of her intensity.
The Tempest was a comedy that at the time it was written, did not attract alot of attention. It actually did not get praise until the twentieth century. Even though it took so long to be praised, it is now considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works. It was written in either 1610 or 1611 but others argue that there is proof that it is written in either 1603 or 1604. Neither date is for sure.