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Shakespearean problem play

three plays by Shakespeare (All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure and Troilus and Cressida); characterised by complex and ambiguous tone, shifting violently between dark, psychological drama and more straightforward comic material
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Shakespearean problem play

Summary

Shakespearean problem play is a theatrical genre[1]. It draws 308 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #30 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shakespearean problem play authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Shakespearean problem play's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[4].
  • Shakespearean problem play's instance of is recorded as group of works[5].
  • Shakespearean problem play's has part is recorded as All's Well That Ends Well[6].
  • Shakespearean problem play's has part is recorded as Measure for Measure[7].
  • Shakespearean problem play's has part is recorded as Troilus and Cressida[8].
  • Shakespearean problem play's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vtl3[9].
  • Shakespearean problem play's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122kzm_2[10].

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Works and Contributions

Shakespearean problem play authored William Shakespeare[3].

Why It Matters

Shakespearean problem play draws 308 Wikipedia views per month (theatrical_genre category, ranking #30 of 153).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

William Shakespeare

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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