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The most basic difference between a Shakespearean comedy and tragedy is that comedies have generally happy endings where most characters live, while tragedies have at best bittersweet endings and protagonists who die. However, there are also more subtle differences, and some of Shakespeare's plays fall into neither or both categories.

Comedies tend to focus more on situations than characters. This keeps the audience from empathizing with the plight of the characters, which can detract from the humor of the circumstances comedic protagonists find themselves in. Multiple plot lines that see characters separated and reunited, use of puns, identity confusion, family conflicts and young love are also common signs that a play is a comedy.

While tragedies share certain characteristics with comedies such as sometimes focusing on young love and conflict between families, other elements are more distinct. Tragedies are much more serious, focus on characters over the plot to make the audience emotionally invested in the protagonist's inevitable loss and emphasize characters' honesty or lack thereof. They also tend to follow Aristotle's older definition of a tragedy in which a hero of noble birth is brought to ruin by his or her tragic flaw, the one imperfection in the individual's otherwise sterling character.

It's also worth noting that other categories of Shakespearean drama exist. Histories, for example, chronicle the exploits of the English royal family and tend to focus on the progress of society; they strike a balance between tragedy and comedy. Romances, meanwhile, usually involve love and are serious stories that end happily, while tragicomedies combine elements of both comedy and tragedy.

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What Is the Difference Between a Shakespearean Comedy and Tragedy?

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The most basic difference between a Shakespearean comedy and tragedy is that comedies have generally happy endings where most characters live, while tragedies have at best bittersweet endings and protagonists who die. However, there are also more subtle differences, and some of Shakespeare's plays fall into neither or both categories.

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1. The main difference between Shakespearean tragedy and comedy is that tragedy would start off with a serious situation and would end in a sad way, while comedy would start with a innocent misunderstanding and would have a happy ending

2. unlike most tragedy plays William´s tragedy is based off of real figures throughout England's history

3. a Shakespearean comedy uses jokes, puns, and usually features identity mistakes, confusion, and coincidence

4. William Shakespeare´s first comedy play was Errors which was about family separation and mistaken identity

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This film was Anna Cohen's animated short film final project at Emuna College in Jerusalem, released in July, 2010. It tells the story of William Shakespeare with writers' block, and how his two "friends" (Romeo and Juliet) assist him in overcoming it. The animation was made using two animation techniques: stop-motion and Flash animation.

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Vocabulary invented by William Shakespeare

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Vocabulary invented by William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare used more than 20,000 words in his plays and poems, and his works provide the first recorded use of over 1,700 words in the English language. It is believed that he may have invented or introduced many of these words himself, often by combining words, changing nouns into verbs, adding prefixes or suffixes, and so on. Some words stuck around and some didn't.

Although lexicographers are continually discovering new origins and earliest usages of words, below are listed words and definitions we still use today that are widely attributed to Shakespeare.

Hurry: (v) to act or move quickly
The Comedy of Errors, Act 5 Scene 1

Inaudible: (adj) not heard; unable to be heard
All's Well That Ends Well, Act 5 Scene 3

Undress: (v) to remove clothes or other covering
The Taming of the Shrew, Induction Scene 2

Worthless: (adj) having no value or merit; contemptible
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 4 Scene 2

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Shakespeare invented or introduced over 1,700 words into the English language that we still use today

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1. William Shakespeare is credited with the invention or the introduction of over 1,700 vocabulary words

2. some of William´s most used vocabulary words are uncomfortable, fashionable, manager, and caper

3. William Shakespeare is also credited for inventing over 1,000 phrases

4. some of William´s most famous phrases are ¨In a pickle, a wild goose chase, good riddance, and Green-eyed monster¨

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English Vocabulary: 10 adjectives invented by Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare and the ¨Lost Years¨

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William Shakespeare and the ¨Lost Years¨

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What are the Shakespeare lost years? Well, scholars have managed to piece together Shakespeare's biography from the scant documentary evidence that has survived from Shakespeare's time. Baptisms, marriages, and legal dealings provide concrete evidence about Shakespeare's whereabouts-but there are two big gaps in the story which have become known as the Shakespeare lost years.

The Lost Years

The two periods of time that make up the Shakespeare lost years are:

1578-1582: We know little about Shakespeare's life after he left grammar school and his marriage to Anne Hathaway in 1582.

1585-1592: After the baptism of his children, Shakespeare again disappears from the history books for several years until he resurfaces in the early 1590s as a London-based playwright.

It is this second "bout of absence" that intrigues historians the most because it is during this period that Shakespeare would have perfected his craft, established himself as a dramatist and gained experience of the theater.

In truth, nobody actually knows what Shakespeare was doing between 1585 and 1592, but there are a number of popular theories and stories, as outlined below.

Shakespeare the Poacher

In 1616, a clergyman from Gloucester recounted a story in which the young Shakespeare was caught poaching near Stratford-upon-Avon on the land of Sir Thomas Lucy. Although there is no concrete evidence, it is suggested that Shakespeare fled to London to escape Lucy's punishment. It is also suggested that Shakespeare later based Justice Shallow from The Merry Wives of Windsor on Lucy.

Shakespeare the Pilgrim

Evidence has recently been presented that Shakespeare may have made a pilgrimage to Rome as part of his Roman Catholic faith. There is certainly lots of evidence to suggest that Shakespeare was Catholic -which was a very dangerous religion to practice in Elizabethan England.

A 16th-century guest book signed by pilgrims to Rome reveals three cryptic signatures thought to be Shakespeare's. This has led some to believe Shakespeare spent his lost years in Italy-perhaps seeking refuge from England's persecution of Catholics at the time. Indeed, it is true that 14 of Shakespeare's plays have Italian settings.

The parchment was signed by:

"Gulielmus Clerkue Stratfordiensis" in 1589
Believed to mean "William, clerk of Stratford"

"Shfordus Cestriensis" in 1587
Believed to mean "Shakespeare of Stratford in the diocese of Chester"

"Arthurus Stratfordus Wigomniensis" in 1585
Believed to mean: "(King) Arthur's compatriot from Stratford in the diocese of Worcester"

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What Was Shakespeare Doing During His Lost Years?

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What are the Shakespeare lost years? Well, scholars have managed to piece together Shakespeare's biography from the scant documentary evidence that has survived from Shakespeare's time. Baptisms, marriages, and legal dealings provide concrete evidence about Shakespeare's whereabouts-but there are two big gaps in the story which have become known as the Shakespeare lost years.

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Shakespeare as an actor and the ¨Lost Years¨

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Shakespeare as an actor and the ¨Lost Years¨

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1. He was a actor, a play writer and a shareholder

2. The Lost Years were a time period in William Shakespeare´s life where very little is known about what he did

3. the Lost Years of William Shakespeare's life are from 1585 to 1592

4. by 1592 William was singled out by a rival Dramatist named Robert Greene

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William Shakespeare: Playwright, Poet, and Actor

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New episodes EVERY WEDNESDAY! So make sure to SUBSCRIBE! Second Channel ➨ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtbH-4OdhSmNemeP2KyFQtw I'm on Facebook: http://facebook.com/DariusCosden On Twitter: http://twitter.com/DariusCosden And Instagram: http://instagram.com/DariusCosden In this episode of Vlogs Of Knowledge we cover Shakespeare... History is so interesting!

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Biography of William Shakespeare for Kids: Famous Writers for Children - FreeSchool

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1. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in April 1564

2. he was the third of the eight Shakespeare children and attended a local grammar school

3. William Shakespeare´s parents where John and Mary Shakespeare

4. William Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway in November 1582

5. William Shakespeare died on April 23 1616

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William Shakespeare - Playwright | Mini Bio | BIO