Henry IV part 2 summary

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The Henry IV part 2 summary is a continuation of Henry IV Part 1, as the third play of Shakespeare’s tetra-logy it is an extended version of the events following the king’s victory at Shrewsbury and his continued fight with rebellion. The play also ends with Prince Hal crowned King Henry the V. The secondcontinue reading

Henry iv part 1 summary

henry iv part 1

This Henry iv part 1 summary deals with the second play of Shakespeare’s tetralogy commencing from Richard the II. As one of his popular and most famous historical plays it maps the events of Henry iv reign which includes civil unrest and having to deal with an unruly son, Hal the Prince of Wales. Whilecontinue reading

King Lear themes and plot

king lear summary, Shakespeare tragic heroes

King Lear is one of the most famous tragic plays written by Shakespeare. The plot revolves around the protagonist King Lear, who is shown to be susceptible to the words of love and affection that people shower upon him. This tragic flaw in his character leads to his downfall and also sets the action ofcontinue reading

Comedy of errors summary

comedy of errors summary

The comedy of errors summary outlines the plots of each act in this light-hearted Shakespearean comedy set in the ancient Greek cities of Syracuse and Ephesus. With slapstick humor and comical circumstances arising from coincidences and mistaken identities Shakespeare keeps his audience engrossed in a short but crisp play that unfolds within a day. In Thecontinue reading

Othello Summary

othello summary, Shakespeare tragic heroes

This Othello summary consists of the events in sequence according to 5 acts of the play. As one of Shakespeare brilliant psychological tragedies, Othello the man can well be said to be a victim not only of connivance, scheming and treachery but of his own pride and low self esteem that prevents him from trustingcontinue reading

Protagonist

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Protagonist Definition & Meaning A Protagonist is used by writers as the central character of his plays. Entire plot revolves around him and his activity determines further development of the story. He doesn’t necessarily have a good character. There are some cinemas and plays where the most villainous character is a Protagonist. But more oftencontinue reading