The paradox of tragedy is when the worst comes inevitably even to those who proceed with the best meaning. Titus Adronicus, King Lear, and Timon of Athens are a collection of some Shakespearean tragedies that have survived through the ages because of their content. The society that perceived and attended the theatre at the time each play was written had some influence on how the plays were written or performed in the future. Critics have …showed first 75 words of 2476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2476 total…BIBLIOGRAPHY Butler, Francelia, The Strange Critical Fortunes of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens. <Tab/>Iowa: The Iowa State University Press, 1966. Charney, Maurice. All of Shakespeare. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. Hills, Mathilda M., Time, Space, and Structure in King Lear. Salzburg: Institute for <Tab/>English and Literature at the University of Salzburg, 1976. Leggatt, Alexander. Twayne's New Critical Introductions to Shakespeare. Boston: <Tab/>Twayne's Publishers, 1988.