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ACT Reading 1.5 Humanities Passage. Which of the following plays is mentioned as a tragedy that Shakespeare wrote early in his career prior to what the passage refers to as the playwright's "tragic period"?
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- 00:04
Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Julius Caesar. Emperor of Rome and inventor
- 00:09
of a seriously delicious salad dressing.
- 00:37
Which of the following plays is mentioned as a tragedy that Shakespeare wrote early
- 00:41
in his career prior to what the passage refers to as the playwright's "tragic period"?
- 00:54
We might have to give that big, long first paragraph a thorough read before we can answer
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- 00:58
this one. Bradley gets a little convoluted sometimes...
- 01:03
So we'll refresh our memories and makes sure we pay attention to the order of these plays.
- 01:09
Looks like lines 23 through 24 are where the action is.
- 01:12
The professor straight up lists a bunch of plays, which Shakespeare wrote during his
- 01:16
tragic period, giving us an easy reference point.
- 01:22
Since both Julius Caesar and Othello appear on the list we can nix both (B) and (D), which
- 01:27
clearly belong to the "tragic period."
- 01:29
The final two choices are a little harder to choose between, since both As You Like
- 01:34
It and Romeo and Juliet were written before the tragic period.
- 01:40
So check out, in lines 10 through 12 the professor specifically says that Romeo and Juliet was
- 01:45
written "in the early years of his career of authorship," cluing us in that (A) is the best answer.
- 01:52
Maybe Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet back then because he was young and in love.
- 01:56
Touche, Professor.
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