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William Shakespeare is seen as a genius because of his great literary accomplishments. He was nicknamed “The Bard,” which meant the master. He went farther than any other writer of his time and beyond in many eyes. When composing his plays he included many events from his life, as well as his views, feelings, problems he encountered, society and historical events. They were his inspirations and motivations to create them. Shakespeare categorized his plays into three different genres including histories, comedies, and tragedies. Historical plays include stories about kings and historical events. A tragedy usually ends with the death of one or more of the main characters. The comedies are not always funny, although they can be. They usually have happy endings, and most of them are stories of love (Spalding, Cathy) (Hudson Shakespeare Company). “Macbeth” is the first example of one of Shakespeare’s histories. The early history of Scotland was the base influence for Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth” (Davidson, Michael). Shakespeare was thought to have a great interest and devotion to kings and royalty. He believed that kings had a divine right “and that to usurp the throne is a nefarious crime against all of humanity.” This view reverberates in many of his other plays as well. The focus of Macbeth is the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth being the perpetrator. This is an actual part of the Scottish history and was taken place a couple centuries before Shakespeare’s time. One of Shakespeare’s motives for writing this play was to cater to King James’ I beliefs. King James was the Monarch at this time of Shakespeare’s life; he had great influence on him as well as on his play “Macbeth” (Mabillard, Amanda pg1). “King Henry IV” is a second example of William Shakespeare’s historical plays. It was influenced by the English history in the early 14th and 15th centuries.
Approximate Word count = 1232
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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