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What are the English names of Shakespeare's four tragedies and four comedies?

The English names of Shakespeare's four tragedies and four comedies are:

The four comedies: The Merchant of Venice ("The Merchant of Venice"), A Midsummer Night's Dream ("Midsummer Night's Dream") Dream"), As You Like It ("As You Like It"), Twelfth night ("Twelfth Night").

Four major tragedies: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (referred to as Hamlet), Othello, The Moor of Venice (Othello), King Lear (King Lear), Macbeth ("Macbeth")

Introduction to the Four Comedies

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a work written by Shakespeare in his youth. The whole work is full of passion and love and tells a story. A story about lovers finally getting married after experiencing various stories. It greatly influenced the literary world at that time. Later generations changed it in many forms and passed it down.

At the beginning of "As You Like It", the protagonist's love and hatred are intertwined. I thought it was complicated and difficult to resolve, but due to various opportunities and coincidences, four pairs of lovers got married. The story uses kindness to defeat evil. In the end, everyone has a happy ending.

"Twelfth Night" is Shakespeare's last comedy. With its gentle plot and romantic words, it praises love and friendship to the world, expresses the poet's yearning for a better life, and the whole play sings the praises of the poet. Love and friendship are worth learning.

The Merchant of Venice is a comedy with a satirical effect. The protagonist Shylock represents the image of a profit-seeking loan shark of that period. Through his conflict with the early capitalist bourgeoisie, he shows the author's position. Reflections on humanism in bourgeois society.