Historical plays: Characteristics

• The majority of the literary works treats of "the human passions ", in major or minor degree and of different forms, because of that it is not possible to affirm that this one should be a proper characteristic of the historical works of Shakespeare and also his works are based on mythological roots.

• The historical works of Shakespeare include those that he wrote being based on the lives of some English kings. His source of information were the Chronicles of Raphael Holinstead's English history. Some of his historical works treat on the Tudor because Shakespeare lived under the reign of Elizabeth I.

• The historical works treat about the dangers of the civil war, the problem of the royal succession, the deterioration of the political medieval system and the consolidation of the Tudor's power.

• The style of Shakespeare changed along his career, a monotonous blank verse is used in the early works, and he introduces innovations as he matures as writer.

• The blank verse consists of verses not rhymed in pentameter iambic. The magnificent musicality refers to the rhythmic patron of the pentameter iambic.