Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Introduction to Shakespeare

First Performed
Plays
First Printed

1590-91
1594?
1590-91
1594?
1591-92
1623
1592-93
1597
1592-93
1623
1593-94
1594
1593-94
1623
1594-95
1623
1594-95
1598?
1594-95
1597
1595-96
1597
1595-96
1600
1596-97
King John (H)
1623
1596-97
1600
1597-98
1598
1597-98
1600
1598-99
1600
1598-99
Henry V (H)
1600
1599-1600
1623
1599-1600
1623
1599-1600
1623
1600-01
Hamlet (T)
1603
1600-01
1602
1601-02
1609
1602-03
1623
1604-05
1623
1604-05
Othello (T)
1622
1605-06
King Lear (T)
1608
1605-06
Macbeth (T)
1623
1606-07
1623
1607-08
1623
1607-08
1623
1608-09
Pericles (R)
1609
1609-10
Cymbeline (T)
1623
1610-11
1623
1611-12
1623
1612-13
1623
1612-13
1634



This chart shows samples of the changes in English.

#1 is Old English or Anglo-Saxon (circa 450-1066 CE).
#2 is Middle English (circa 1066-1450 AD).
#3 is Modern English from about the time of Shakespeare.
#4 is another sample of Modern English, but it is more recent than #3.

Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare


Saturninus, son to the late Emperor of Rome, [afterwards declared Emperor]

Bassianus, brother to Saturninus, in love with Lavinia

Titus Andronicus, a Roman, general against the Goths

Marcus Andronicus, tribune of the people, and brother to Titus

Lucius, Quintus, Martius, Mutius, sons to Titus Andronicus

Lavinia, daughter to Titus Andronicus

Young Lucius, a boy, son to Lucius

Tamora, queen of the Goths

Alarbus, Demetrius, Chiron, sons to Tamora

Aaron, a Moor, beloved by Tamora





2 comments:

  1. There were elements of comedy and tragedy simultaneously in some of these.💡🎥🎬

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    1. And I thought I behaved like Mel Brooks and Tim Burton rolled into one.

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