2. Genre

 Genre

         In 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed against England. Early attacks on the Spanish Armada by Queen Elizabeth lead to the defeat of it. During the “patriotic aftermath of the war” history plays or plays based on English history became the favorite genre. In 1590, Shakespeare’s audience “knew” and loved the genre well. As an actor, Shakespeare identified the popularity of the History plays so He adopted this genre for His first plays. (Bevington) Because of Shakespeare’s lack of influence and need for success, He used the most popular and established genre to offset his weaknesses and give His play the best opportunity for success, just as mentioned in the above introduction. Shakespeare also used a popular style of that time to gain more appeal for his play.