This document provides a classification and overview of William Shakespeare's works. It divides his body of work into three main categories: plays, sonnets, and poems. The plays are further broken down into tragedies, comedies, and histories. Some of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies discussed include Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet. His comedies mentioned are A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. The histories covered are his plays about English monarchs like Henry IV, Henry V, and Richard III. The document emphasizes Shakespeare's profound understanding of human nature and significant contributions to English literature through his skillful use of language in his dramatic works and poems

1. REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSIDAD CRISTIANA DE PANAMA
TOPIC: SHAKESPEARE, CLASSIFICATION AND IMNPORTANCE
OF HIS WORKS
PROFESSOR: MASTER ISRAEL TORRES
CARLOS E. SÁNCHEZ S.

2. INTRODUCTION
William Shakespeare is universally regarded as the greatest dramatist and the finest poet of
the English language. He lived in England during the era of Queen Elizabeth I of which
historian consider the Elizabethan Age as a peak of English culture.

3. TOPIC 1
SHAKESPEARE WORKS CLASSIFICATION
Shakespeare's works fall into three main categories: the plays, the sonnets, and the poems.
The plays are further divided into three (sometimes four) categories: the comedies, the
histories, the tragedies, and the romances.

4. SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDIES
In Shakespeare's tragedies, the main protagonist has a flaw that leads to his (and/or her)
downfall. There are both internal and external struggles and often a bit of the supernatural
thrown in for good measure (and tension).
1.Antony and Cleopatra
2.Coriolanus
3.Hamlet
4.Julius Caesar
5.King Lear
6.Macbeth
7.Othello
8.Romeo and Juliet
9.Timon of Athens
10.Titus Andronicus

5. SHAKESPEARE COMEDIES
Shakespeare's comedies are sometimes further subdivided into a group called romances,
tragicomedies, or "problem plays," which are the dramas that have elements of humor,
tragedy, and complex plots.
1. All's Well That Ends Well"
2. " As You Like It"
3. " The Comedy of Errors"
4. "Cymbeline"
5. "Love's Labour’s Lost"
6. "Measure for Measure"
7. "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
8. "The Merchant of Venice"
9. "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
10. " Much Ado About Nothing"

6. SHAKESPEARE’S HISTORIES
Sure, the history plays are all about real figures, but it can also be argued that with the
downfall portrayed of the kings in "Richard II" and "Richard III," those history plays could also
be classified as tragedies, as they were billed back in Shakespeare's day. They would easily
be called tragedy plays were the main character of each fictional. The 10 plays generally
classified as history plays are as follows:
1. "Henry IV, Part I“ 6. "Henry VI, Part III"
2. "Henry IV, Part II“ 7. "Henry VIII"
3. "Henry V“ 8. "King John"
4. "Henry VI, Part I“ 9. "Richard II"
5. "Henry VI, Part II“ 10. "Richard III"

7. TOPIC 2
IMPORTANCE OF THE SHAKESPEARE WORKS
Shakespeare is important because he has made a significant contribution to the English
literature through his work on Drama or Plays. Reading and analyzing his work also provide
insight into the culture and society around those times.

8. CONCLUSIONS
1. All contributions for the English Literature.
2. Shakespeare created beautiful works of art with his unique use of the English language.
3. His poems had an important impact on the poets who followed him.
4. Shakespeare had a profound understanding of us human beings: How and what we think,
what we feel, how and why we act.
5. Shakespeare wrote about the human condition in different ways.

9. PURPOSES OF THE SHAKESPEARE WORKS
Henry VI was a historical play written by Shakespeare. He wrote several but the main thrust
of the play and what should be taken from the play is that history is the result of human
choices and actions. Things don't just happen. War, death, destruction and history occur
because people make certain decisions.

10. THANKS