Shakespeares world
... As William Hazlitt observed, "The most striking peculiarity of Shakespeares mind was its generic quality, its power of communication with all other minds. ... The orthodox version of William Shakespeares life is probably the most widely accepted Shakespeare legend of them all. ... On 18 April 1593 Shakespeares first poem, Venus and Adonis was patronized by Lord Southampton, and over the next few years he wrote well over 150 published poems. ... In 1599 Shakespeares company moved to the Globe theatre, heralding his finest hour. ... All of Shakespeares plays can be classified into four categories: The comedies, the tragedies, the romantic plays, and the chronicled or historical plays. Shakespeares poetic and dramatic career has been divided into four periods corresponding to the growth and experience of his life and mind. ... These were the first of Shakespeares great works, and his experience in writing plays grew with the increasing number of popular plays that he wrote. ... According to Ramji Lal, "[These] plays show the decline of Shakespeares dramatic powers. ... Shakespeares plays were greatly influenced by the Renaissance. ... All of Shakespeares plays are set in this period of time as well. ... By Shakespeares day, however, painted scenery had appeared. ... During Shakespeares time, there were three main types of theatre. ... Therefore, many people were able to watch Shakespeares plays, by going to the theatre of their socio- economic group. Shakespeares plays were based on the Elizabethan belief in both fate and fortune. Time and time again, we see evidence of these beliefs in Shakespeares plays. ... I the order of the chain was broken, people believed that the world would be thrown into chaos.