Uansett hva de ble kalt, vil William Shakespeare's skuespill fortsatt være flotte kunstverk, så det kan ikke være noe som vi kaller dem. Generelt skjønt, skrev Shakespeare tre typer spill: Tragedie, Komedie og Historie. Disse navnene hjelper oss å forstå arketypene til et spill og bedre analysere hendelsene. Tross alt ville The Comedy of Romeo og Juliet være et helt annet spill fra The Tragedy of Romeo og Juliet. Kanskje det ville være en farse om to stjernekorsede elskere, dømt til å lide humoristiske feil av identitet og bumbling tjenere. Det ville ikke være historien om hvordan vi er så kjent med.
Henry V Shakespeare's History | Teaching Shakespearean histories
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Henry V
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The Battle of Agincourt (1415), a major turning point in the Hundred Years War, took place in Henry V's reign. This was an important event in British history because England and France were in a power struggle over the French crown.
When Shakespeare wrote the play, around 1599, England was engaged in a drawn out war with Spain. Queen Elizabeth I had no heir to succeed her. Shakespeare was possibly using this play to compare the past events of Henry V to contemporary England.
Although Shakespeare's histories were built on facts, not all parts were factual. Some characters were created simply for comedic relief, namely: Mistress Quickly, Pistol, and Bardolph, commoners with some connection to the King.