Canonical plays← Previous revisionRevision as of 08:40, 10 October 2026 Line 127: Line 127: {{col-end}} {{col-end}} All histories and tragedies, along with one of his comedies (''Pericles''), bear their [[main character]]s' [[first name]]s. All histories and a quarter of his tragedies (''Macbeth'', ''King Lear'', ''Cymbeline'') bear the name of [[British rulers]], while one of the comedies (''Wives of Windsor'') shares [[John Falstaff|a character]] in common with his [[Henriad]]. A third of the tragedies (''Titus'', ''Coriolanus'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'') bear the name of [[ancient Roman]] rulers, while one of his comedies (''[[Pericles]]'') is [[eponym|named after]] a [[Greek hero]]. Save for its last installment, the historical section is arranged [[chronologically]], insofar ''Edward III'' would otherwise have to occupy the second position, being relegated to the end mainly due to [[#Dramatic collaborations|authorship issues]]; similarly for the last two comedies enumerated above. But for a handful,''Hamlet'' is set [[wikt:something is rotten in the state of Denmark|in Denmark]]; ''Measure for Measure'' in [[Austria]], with Italian characters; ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''As You Like It'', and ''All's Well That Ends Well'' in [[France]]; ''Winter's Tale'' in [[Bohemia]]; ''Othello'' in [[Cyprus]]; the latter three only partially so, their other location being Italy. most of his plays [[list of Shakespearean settings|take place]] in or around [[Italy]] and the [[British isles]], or are related to [[classical antiquity]] and the [[matter of Rome]]. All histories and tragedies, along with one of his comedies (''Pericles''), bear their [[main character]]s' [[first name]]s. All histories and a quarter of his tragedies (''Macbeth'', ''King Lear'', ''Cymbeline'') bear the name of [[British rulers]], while one of the comedies (''Wives of Windsor'') shares [[John Falstaff|a character]] in common with his [[Henriad]]. A third of the tragedies (''Titus'', ''Coriolanus'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'') bear the name of [[ancient Roman]] rulers, while one of his comedies (''[[Pericles]]''), along with its [[protagonist]], are [[eponym|named after]] a [[Greek hero]]. Save for its last installment, the historical section is arranged [[chronologically]], insofar ''Edward III'' would otherwise have to occupy the second position, being relegated to the end mainly due to [[#Dramatic collaborations|authorship issues]]; similarly for the last two comedies enumerated above. But for a handful,''Hamlet'' is set [[wikt:something is rotten in the state of Denmark|in Denmark]]; ''Measure for Measure'' in [[Austria]], with Italian characters; ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''As You Like It'', and ''All's Well That Ends Well'' in [[France]]; ''Winter's Tale'' in [[Bohemia]]; ''Othello'' in [[Cyprus]]; the latter three only partially so, their other location being Italy. most of his plays [[list of Shakespearean settings|take place]] in or around [[Italy]] and the [[British isles]], or are related to [[classical antiquity]] and the [[matter of Rome]]. ==Dramatic collaborations== ==Dramatic collaborations==