Many consider William Shakespeare England’s foremost dramatic poet. William Shakespeare used existing stories as a basis for many of his plays. For example Shakespeare’s Othello was based on a tale in Cinthio’s Hecatommithi “ UN Captitano Moro.” In Shakespeare’s version of this play he stressed the drama in many ways. Shakespeare also significantly changed the story’s ending from the original. He emphasized the qualities of love, revenge, and despair. William Shakespeare’…showed first 75 words of 2375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2375 total…these men was his close companion. These two plays show how sometimes glory is not always what its made out to be. Works Cited Bloom, Harold Modern Critical Interpretations, Othello Ed. Harold Bloom: Chelsea House New Heaven Ct. 1987 Shakespeare, William Othello Ed. Barbara A. Mowat: Washington Square Press, 1993 Shakespeare, William Henry V Ed. Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine: Washington Square Press, 1995 Snyder, Susan Beyond the Comedy: Othello Ed. Harold Bloom: Chelsea House New Heaven Ct. 1987