| Richard II. | |
|---|---|
| King John. | |
| Henry VI.,—rifacimento only. | |
| Richard III. |
THIRD EPOCH.
| Henry IV. | |
|---|---|
| Henry V. | |
| Merry Wives of Windsor. | |
| Henry VIII.,—a sort of historical masque, or show play. |
FOURTH EPOCH
gives all the graces and facilities of a genius in full possession and habitual exercise of power, and peculiarly of the feminine, the lady's character.
| Tempest. | |
|---|---|
| As You Like It | |
| Merchant of Venice. | |
| Twelfth Night. |
And, finally, at its very point of culmination—
| Lear. | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet. | |
| Macbeth. | |
| Othello. |
LAST EPOCH.
when the energies of intellect in the cycle of genius were, though in a rich and more potentiated form, becoming predominant over passion and creative self-manifestation—