Understanding Terminology That Describes Medieval and Renaissance Drama

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Who wrote the plays King Lear and Richard III?

William Shakespeare

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Christopher Marlowe

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Samuel Johnson

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Ben Jonson

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Thomas Middleton

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Explanation

William Shakespeare wrote several historical plays in addition to his comedies and tragedies. The histories focus on English history, especially the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were English civil wars that happened in the 1400s.