Shakespearean histories
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Shakespearean histories are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays that dramatize events and monarchs from English history, particularly the turbulent reigns of medieval and early modern kings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakespearean history plays | 7 |
| Shakespearean histories canonical | 4 |
| Shakespearean Henriad | 1 |
| Shakespeare’s history plays | 1 |
| William Shakespeare’s English history plays | 1 |
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Target entity: Shakespearean histories Context triple: [Henry V (play), partOf, Shakespearean histories]
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Shakespearean tragedies
Shakespearean tragedies are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays—such as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth—characterized by noble protagonists whose fatal flaws and dire circumstances lead to suffering and catastrophic, often deadly, outcomes.
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Shakespearean Histories illustrations
Shakespearean Histories illustrations are a celebrated series of detailed, dramatic visual interpretations of William Shakespeare’s historical plays created by American artist Edwin Austin Abbey.
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King Henry V
King Henry V was the early 15th-century King of England renowned for his military leadership in the Hundred Years’ War, especially his victory at the Battle of Agincourt, and immortalized as a complex, heroic figure in Shakespeare’s history plays.
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Holinshed's Chronicles
Holinshed's Chronicles is a late 16th-century collaborative work of English history and legend that served as a major source for many of William Shakespeare's history plays.
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Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shakespearean histories Target entity description: Shakespearean histories are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays that dramatize events and monarchs from English history, particularly the turbulent reigns of medieval and early modern kings.
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A.
Shakespearean tragedies
Shakespearean tragedies are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays—such as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth—characterized by noble protagonists whose fatal flaws and dire circumstances lead to suffering and catastrophic, often deadly, outcomes.
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B.
Shakespearean Histories illustrations
Shakespearean Histories illustrations are a celebrated series of detailed, dramatic visual interpretations of William Shakespeare’s historical plays created by American artist Edwin Austin Abbey.
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C.
King Henry V
King Henry V was the early 15th-century King of England renowned for his military leadership in the Hundred Years’ War, especially his victory at the Battle of Agincourt, and immortalized as a complex, heroic figure in Shakespeare’s history plays.
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D.
Holinshed's Chronicles
Holinshed's Chronicles is a late 16th-century collaborative work of English history and legend that served as a major source for many of William Shakespeare's history plays.
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E.
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cycle of plays
ⓘ
dramatic genre ⓘ historical plays ⓘ |
| canonicalSubset |
First tetralogy
ⓘ
linked to:
First Tetralogy
Second tetralogy ⓘ
linked to:
Second Tetralogy
|
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| criticalGroupingBy | First Folio editors ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
blank verse
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalFeature |
large ensemble casts
ⓘ
use of battle scenes ⓘ use of comic subplots ⓘ use of soliloquies ⓘ |
| focusesOnMonarch |
Henry IV of England
ⓘ
linked to:
King Henry IV of England
Henry V of England ⓘ Henry VI of England ⓘ
linked to:
King Henry VI of England
Henry VIII of England ⓘ King John of England ⓘ Richard II of England ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard II of England
Richard III of England ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Henry IV, Part 1
ⓘ
Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ Henry V ⓘ
linked to:
Henry V (play)
Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ Henry VIII ⓘ
linked to:
Henry VIII of England
King John ⓘ
linked to:
King John of England
Richard II ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard II of England
Richard III ⓘ
linked to:
Richard III of England
The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (disputed, non-canonical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth
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| influenceOn |
British national mythology
ⓘ
subsequent history plays ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Elizabethan drama
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Jacobean drama ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
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| mainSubject |
English history
ⓘ
English monarchs ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
First Folio
ⓘ
linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
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| source |
Edward Hall’s The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York
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Holinshed’s Chronicles ⓘ
linked to:
Holinshed's Chronicles
Raphael Holinshed ⓘ |
| timePeriodDramatized |
early modern England
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medieval England ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
civil war
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legitimacy of kingship ⓘ national identity ⓘ political power ⓘ rebellion ⓘ succession crises ⓘ |
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Subject: Shakespearean histories Description of subject: Shakespearean histories are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays that dramatize events and monarchs from English history, particularly the turbulent reigns of medieval and early modern kings.
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