타이터스 앤드러니커스는 셰익스피어의 작품 중 가장 잔인한 작품이다. 살인만 열네 번에 강간과 수족 절단, 생매장, 식인 등 온갖 끔찍한 잔혹 행위들이 등장하는 탓에 영국의 한 평론가는 ‘폭력의 카탈로그’라 칭했고, 박찬욱 감독은 자신이 아는 가장 잔인한 복수극이라 했다. 셰익스피어 극작 경력의 가장 초기작 가운데 하나인 이 극은 그 미성숙함에도 불구하고, 앞으로 다가올 위대한 비극 작품들의 단단한 씨앗과 어렴풋한 윤곽들을 찾아 볼 수 있다. 현대 비평가들은 <타이터스>의 다소 거친 플롯이나 세련되지 못한 성격 묘사, 일부 느슨한 시적 상상력 등을 이유로 이 극이 …
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's plays to observe the …
King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry …
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward continuation …
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. Throughout …
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England, and though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretence to exist …