knight Falstaff and the rebel Hotspur reveal contrasting excesses between which the prince finds his proper position. The mingling of the tragic and the comic to suggest a broad range of humanity subsequently became one of Shakespeare’s favorite devices.Shakespeare’s plays communicate a profound knowledge of the wellsprings of human behavior, revealed through portrayals of a wide variety of characters. His use of poetic and dramatic means to create a unified aesthetic effect out of a multiplicity of vocal expressions and actions is recognized as a singular achievement. Shakespeare’s use of poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social, and universal situations is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in literary history. He took the art of dramatic verse and honed it to perfection. His usage of language, both lofty and low, shows a remarkable wit and subtlety. Shakespeare created the most vivid characters of the Elizabethan, or any other, stage. Most importantly, Shakespeare’s’ themes are so universal that they transcend generations to stir the imaginations of audiences everywhere to this day. The histories that Shakespeare created are his best, portraying the lives of kings and royalty in most human terms. He also begins the interweaving, in these histories of comedy and tragedy. This would become one of his stylistic signatures. Due to this talent one seeing a Shakespearean play got a does of culture, history, and grammar all in one sitting. Shakespeare knew his history well, but often he changed the simple facts to suit the medium of the play. He condensed time, combined battles, yet he also modified characters and actions. Falstaff was not a historical character and Hotspur was really much older than he is portrayed yet both present themselves in a realistic was in Henry IV. Characters like Richard III and Joan of Arc bear little r...
