Than the happy side?
2006-09-04 04:13:27 · 4 answers · asked by malcolmg 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Thank you step, that is informative, but i wasn't just referring to his characters deaths but his general overview of things as well.
As he expressed them in his speaches and sonnets.
2006-09-04 04:29:49 · update #1
Thank you centaur, i wasnt putting him down. I think he did have a good way of expressing tragedy
2006-09-06 07:14:14 · update #2
Not necessarily, but it was a more violent time and more tragic circumstances - child mortality was high, cholera and disease was all over, the streets were filled with filth and sewage, etc.
Another technical reason most of his characters die in his plays is because when he had his troupe perform he never used more than 8 actors (he just couldn't afford more) and so you had to have lots of characters die so the actor could then run backstage, change a wig or costume piece and come on as someone else. If everyone lives then you have to have a smaller amount of people onstage at the end - true story.
2006-09-04 04:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by step 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. He made some very funny comedies as well, and I don't find all of his sonnets tragic. I guess you can't really write a very jolly sonnet, anyway...
2006-09-04 04:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by nellierslmm 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes i think he does. All of his works have messages. most of his works consists of main character having fatal flaw that must be 'killed' off to justify the plays.
2006-09-06 07:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by ~Venus~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. a lot of historians said it was because he was raised by a father who was a criminal. then again a lot of people say he was gay too and kilt his son. sad
2006-09-04 04:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by funky_fresh_flower 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋