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''This article is about the settings of Shakespeare's plays, for the main article regarding this topic, see [[William Shakespeare's plays]] and [[William Shakespeare's works (disambiguation)]]. This article is not to be confused with the cataloging reference article [[List of Shakespeare's works]].'' | ''This article is about the settings of Shakespeare's plays, for the main article regarding this topic, see [[William Shakespeare's plays]] and [[William Shakespeare's works (disambiguation)]]. This article is not to be confused with the cataloging reference article [[List of Shakespeare's works]].'' | ||
The following list of places that serve as the settings for all of Shakespeare's plays was compiled by Laura Estill | The following list of places that serve as the settings for all of Shakespeare's plays was compiled by Laura Estill when she was Assistant Professor of English at Texas A & M University. She is now Associate Professor of English at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. | ||
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! # in Riverside !! Title !! Genre !! City !! Country (modern) !! Note | ! # in Riverside !! Title !! Genre !! City !! Country (modern) !! Note | ||
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|1 || [[The Comedy of Errors|''The Comedy of Errors'']] || Comedy || Ephesus || Turkey | |1 || [[The Comedy of Errors|''The Comedy of Errors'']] || Comedy || Ephesus || Turkey || | ||
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|2 || [[The Taming of the Shrew|''The Taming of the Shrew]] || Comedy || Padua || Italy | |2 || [[The Taming of the Shrew|''The Taming of the Shrew]] || Comedy || Padua || Italy || | ||
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| 3 || [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' ]] || Comedy || Verona || Italy || also Milan | | 3 || [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' ]] || Comedy || Verona || Italy || also Milan | ||
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| 4 || [[Love's Labor's Lost|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] || Comedy || Navarre || Spain | | 4 || [[Love's Labor's Lost|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] || Comedy || Navarre || Spain || | ||
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| 5 || [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] || Comedy || Athens || Greece | | 5 || [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] || Comedy || Athens || Greece || | ||
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| 6 || [[The Merchant of Venice|''The Merchant of Venice'']] || Comedy || Venice || Italy | | 6 || [[The Merchant of Venice|''The Merchant of Venice'']] || Comedy || Venice || Italy|| | ||
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| 7 || [[The Merry Wives of Windsor|''The Merry Wives of Windsor'']] ||Comedy || Windsor || United Kingdom | | 7 || [[The Merry Wives of Windsor|''The Merry Wives of Windsor'']] ||Comedy || Windsor || United Kingdom || | ||
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| 8 || [[Much Ado About Nothing|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] || Comedy || Messina || Italy | | 8 || [[Much Ado About Nothing|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] || Comedy || Messina || Italy|| | ||
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| 9 || [[As You Like It|''As You Like It'']] || Comedy || Arden || (Fictional country) || sometimes considered to be in France | | 9 || [[As You Like It|''As You Like It'']] || Comedy || Arden || (Fictional country) || sometimes considered to be in France | ||
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| 10 || [[Twelfth Night|''Twelfth Night'']] || Comedy || Illyria || Yugoslavia | | 10 || [[Twelfth Night|''Twelfth Night'']] || Comedy || Illyria || Yugoslavia || | ||
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| 11 || [[Troilus and Cressida|''Troilus and Cressida'']] || Comedy || Troy || Turkey | | 11 || [[Troilus and Cressida|''Troilus and Cressida'']] || Comedy || Troy || Turkey || | ||
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| 12 || [[All's Well That Ends Well|''All's Well That Ends Well'']] || Comedy || Rossillion [Roussillion] || France || also Paris, Marseilles, and Florence | | 12 || [[All's Well That Ends Well|''All's Well That Ends Well'']] || Comedy || Rossillion [Roussillion] || France || also Paris, Marseilles, and Florence | ||
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| 13 || [[Measure for Measure|''Measure for Measure'']] || Comedy || Vienna || Austria | | 13 || [[Measure for Measure|''Measure for Measure'']] || Comedy || Vienna || Austria || | ||
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| 14 || [[Henry VI, Part 1|''Henry VI, Part 1'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also Orleans, France | | 14 || [[Henry VI, Part 1|''Henry VI, Part 1'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also Orleans, France | ||
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| 16 || [[Henry VI, Part 3|''Henry VI, Part 3'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also France | | 16 || [[Henry VI, Part 3|''Henry VI, Part 3'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also France | ||
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| 17 || [[Richard III|''Richard III'']] || History || London || United Kingdom | | 17 || [[Richard III|''Richard III'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || | ||
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| 18 || [[King John|''King John'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also France | | 18 || [[King John|''King John'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || also France | ||
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| 23 || [[Henry VIII|''Henry VIII'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || other UK locations | | 23 || [[Henry VIII|''Henry VIII'']] || History || London || United Kingdom || other UK locations | ||
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| 24 || [[Titus Andronicus|''Titus Andronicus'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy | | 24 || [[Titus Andronicus|''Titus Andronicus'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy || | ||
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| 25 || [[Romeo and Juliet|''Romeo and Juliet'']] || Tragedy || Verona || Italy || also Mantua | | 25 || [[Romeo and Juliet|''Romeo and Juliet'']] || Tragedy || Verona || Italy || also Mantua | ||
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| 26 || [[Julius Caesar|''Julius Caesar'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy || other Italian locations | | 26 || [[Julius Caesar|''Julius Caesar'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy || other Italian locations | ||
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| 27 || [[Hamlet|''Hamlet'']] || Tragedy || Elsinore Castle || Denmark | | 27 || [[Hamlet|''Hamlet'']] || Tragedy || Elsinore Castle || Denmark || | ||
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| 28 || [[Othello|''Othello'']] || Tragedy || Venice || Italy | | 28 || [[Othello|''Othello'']] || Tragedy || Venice || Italy || | ||
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| 29 || [[King Lear|''King Lear'']] || Tragedy || Britain || mythic pre-Christian Britain | | 29 || [[King Lear|''King Lear'']] || Tragedy || Britain || || mythic pre-Christian Britain | ||
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| 30 || [[Macbeth|''Macbeth'']] || Tragedy || Inverness || Scotland || other Scottish locations; British locations | | 30 || [[Macbeth|''Macbeth'']] || Tragedy || Inverness || Scotland || other Scottish locations; British locations | ||
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| 31 || [[Antony and Cleopatra|''Antony and Cleopatra'']] || Tragedy || Alexandria || Egypt || spans three continents: also Rome, Messina, Syria, other places in the Roman | | 31 || [[Antony and Cleopatra|''Antony and Cleopatra'']] || Tragedy || Alexandria || Egypt || spans three continents: also Rome, Messina, Syria, other places in the Roman Empire (including the sea) | ||
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| 32 || [[Coriolanus|''Coriolanus'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy || also Corioles, Antium | | 32 || [[Coriolanus|''Coriolanus'']] || Tragedy || Rome || Italy || also Corioles, Antium | ||
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| 33 || [[Timon of Athens|''Timon of Athens'']] || Tragedy || Athens || Greece | | 33 || [[Timon of Athens|''Timon of Athens'']] || Tragedy || Athens || Greece || | ||
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| 34 || [[Pericles|''Pericles'']] || Romance || Tyre || Lebanon || other Mediterannean locations including Antioch, Tharsus, Pentapolis, Mytilene, others | | 34 || [[Pericles|''Pericles'']] || Romance || Tyre || Lebanon || other Mediterannean locations including Antioch, Tharsus, Pentapolis, Mytilene, others | ||
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| 35 || [[Cymbeline|''Cymbeline'']] || Romance || Britain || mythic pre-Christian Britain; also Italy | | 35 || [[Cymbeline|''Cymbeline'']] || Romance || Britain || ||mythic pre-Christian Britain; also Italy | ||
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| 36 || [[The Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale'']] || Romance || Sicilia || Italy || also Bohemia | | 36 || [[The Winter's Tale|''The Winter's Tale'']] || Romance || Sicilia || Italy || also Bohemia | ||
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| 37 || [[The Tempest|''The Tempest'']] || Romance || (Fictional island) || (Fictional country) | | 37 || [[The Tempest|''The Tempest'']] || Romance || (Fictional island) || (Fictional country)|| | ||
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| 38 || [[The Two Noble Kinsmen|''The Two Noble Kinsmen'']] || Romance || Athens || Greece || also Thebes | | 38 || [[The Two Noble Kinsmen|''The Two Noble Kinsmen'']] || Romance || Athens || Greece || also Thebes | ||
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[[Category: Tragedies]] | [[Category: Tragedies]] | ||
[[Category: Romances]] | [[Category: Romances]] | ||
[[Category: Research guides]] |
Latest revision as of 12:11, 8 June 2022
This article is about the settings of Shakespeare's plays, for the main article regarding this topic, see William Shakespeare's plays and William Shakespeare's works (disambiguation). This article is not to be confused with the cataloging reference article List of Shakespeare's works.
The following list of places that serve as the settings for all of Shakespeare's plays was compiled by Laura Estill when she was Assistant Professor of English at Texas A & M University. She is now Associate Professor of English at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
# in Riverside | Title | Genre | City | Country (modern) | Note |
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1 | The Comedy of Errors | Comedy | Ephesus | Turkey | |
2 | The Taming of the Shrew | Comedy | Padua | Italy | |
3 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Comedy | Verona | Italy | also Milan |
4 | Love's Labor's Lost | Comedy | Navarre | Spain | |
5 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Comedy | Athens | Greece | |
6 | The Merchant of Venice | Comedy | Venice | Italy | |
7 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Comedy | Windsor | United Kingdom | |
8 | Much Ado About Nothing | Comedy | Messina | Italy | |
9 | As You Like It | Comedy | Arden | (Fictional country) | sometimes considered to be in France |
10 | Twelfth Night | Comedy | Illyria | Yugoslavia | |
11 | Troilus and Cressida | Comedy | Troy | Turkey | |
12 | All's Well That Ends Well | Comedy | Rossillion [Roussillion] | France | also Paris, Marseilles, and Florence |
13 | Measure for Measure | Comedy | Vienna | Austria | |
14 | Henry VI, Part 1 | History | London | United Kingdom | also Orleans, France |
15 | Henry VI, Part 2 | History | London | United Kingdom | other UK locations |
16 | Henry VI, Part 3 | History | London | United Kingdom | also France |
17 | Richard III | History | London | United Kingdom | |
18 | King John | History | London | United Kingdom | also France |
19 | Richard II | History | London | United Kingdom | also Wales |
20 | Henry IV, Part 1 | History | London | United Kingdom | also Wales |
21 | Henry IV, Part 2 | History | London | United Kingdom | other UK locations |
22 | Henry V | History | London | United Kingdom | other UK locations; also France |
23 | Henry VIII | History | London | United Kingdom | other UK locations |
24 | Titus Andronicus | Tragedy | Rome | Italy | |
25 | Romeo and Juliet | Tragedy | Verona | Italy | also Mantua |
26 | Julius Caesar | Tragedy | Rome | Italy | other Italian locations |
27 | Hamlet | Tragedy | Elsinore Castle | Denmark | |
28 | Othello | Tragedy | Venice | Italy | |
29 | King Lear | Tragedy | Britain | mythic pre-Christian Britain | |
30 | Macbeth | Tragedy | Inverness | Scotland | other Scottish locations; British locations |
31 | Antony and Cleopatra | Tragedy | Alexandria | Egypt | spans three continents: also Rome, Messina, Syria, other places in the Roman Empire (including the sea) |
32 | Coriolanus | Tragedy | Rome | Italy | also Corioles, Antium |
33 | Timon of Athens | Tragedy | Athens | Greece | |
34 | Pericles | Romance | Tyre | Lebanon | other Mediterannean locations including Antioch, Tharsus, Pentapolis, Mytilene, others |
35 | Cymbeline | Romance | Britain | mythic pre-Christian Britain; also Italy | |
36 | The Winter's Tale | Romance | Sicilia | Italy | also Bohemia |
37 | The Tempest | Romance | (Fictional island) | (Fictional country) | |
38 | The Two Noble Kinsmen | Romance | Athens | Greece | also Thebes |