Othello, one of Shakespeare's four tragedies, was written about 1603. The play premiered at Whitehall Palace in London on June 1 604+065438+1October1.
The work tells that Othello is a brave general in the Principality of Venice. He fell in love with the senator's daughter Desdemona. This marriage is not allowed because the age difference between them is too big. The two had to get married in private. Othello has a sinister flag bearer Iago who wants to get rid of Othello.
First, he tipped off the senator just to get married. He also provoked the feelings between Othello and Desdemona, saying that another assistant, Cassio, had an unusual relationship with Desdemona and forged the so-called love oath. Othello believed it and strangled his wife in a rage. Knowing the truth, he drew his sword, committed suicide with remorse and fell beside Desdemona.
2. Hamlet
Hamlet is a tragic work written by English playwright william shakespeare from 1599 to 1602. The play tells the story that Uncle Claudius murdered Hamlet's father, usurped the throne and married the king's widow, Chowdhury. Therefore, Prince Hamlet avenged his father on his uncle.
Hamlet is the longest of all Shakespeare's plays and the most famous one. It has profound tragic significance, complex characters and rich and perfect tragic artistic techniques, and represents the highest achievement of the whole Western Renaissance literature.
3. Macbeth
Macbeth is a play written by English playwright Shakespeare, which was written on 1606. /kloc-since the 20th century, Hamlet, Othello and King Lear have been recognized as the "four tragedies" of william shakespeare. Giuseppe verdi composed this piece of music in Florence in 1847, and revised it several times.
Generally speaking, Macbeth's story is based on the Chronicle of Scotland written by Raphael Hollinchart, an ancient English historian. Macbeth tells the story of the greedy king and queen whose greedy power was finally overthrown.
4. Merchant of Venice?
Merchant of Venice? It is a play created by English dramatist Shakespeare, and it is a satirical comedy. About 1596~ 1597. The plot of the play is unfolded through three lines: first, Portia chooses relatives; One is the love and elopement between Jessica and Lorenzo; There is also a contract dispute about "cutting a catty of meat".
The theme of the script is to praise kindness, friendship and love, and at the same time, it reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and usurers in the early capitalist period, and shows the author's humanistic thinking on money, law and religion in bourgeois society.
5. Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by British playwright william shakespeare. Because of its popularity, it is often mistaken for one of Shakespeare's four tragedies.
The play tells the story of Juliet, the daughter of Italian aristocrat Capulet, and Romeo, the son of Montague, who really love each other and swear to depend on each other, but are blocked by the feud between the two generations.
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