In trying to narrow down my topic for my blog I have come up with a few ideas. One of these ideas was to explore time in Shakespeare plays. This is a broad topic so in trying to come up with a more concise approach I have decided to study in this blog post at least to explore Shakespeare’s use of time in his plays.
The Comedy of Errors 1787 lines
The Tempest 2086 lines ~ 12 years
Macbeth 2113 lines
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2186 lines ~ 2 days
The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2303 lines
Timon of Athens 2390 lines
Pericles 2454 lines
Julius Caesar 2459 lines
Titus Andronicus 2522 lines
King John 2576 lines
The Taming of the Shrew 2656 lines ~ two weeks
The Merchant of Venice 2669 lines
Henry VI Part 1 2677 lines
Twelfth Night 2711 lines
Richard II 2756 lines
Love's Labour's Lost 2800 lines
Henry VI Part 3 2809 lines
Henry VIII 2820 lines
Measure for Measure 2838 lines
Much Ado About Nothing 2871 lines
As You Like It 2884 lines ~1-2 weeks
All's Well That Ends Well 2985 lines
The Merry Wives of Windsor 3044 lines
Romeo and Juliet 3058 lines 6 days
Antony and Cleopatra 3068 lines
The Winter's Tale 3089 lines ~17 years
Henry VI Part II 3165 lines
Henry IV Part 1 3191 lines
The Two Noble Kinsmen 3220 lines
Othello 3323 lines ~3 weeks
King Lear 3343 lines ~ 1 month
Cymbeline 3350 lines
Henry V 3403 lines ~ 1 month
Coriolanus 3417 lines
Troilus and Cressida 3505 lines
Richard III 3609 lines
Hamlet 3951 lines 5 months
It feels like most of the romances take one-two weeks and the tragedies for the most part take one-five months.
I have discovered after pursuing this thread of research that this might not have been the best idea to research there was not too much outside information on this and it is a very broad subject. But it is okay I have other ideas . . . (insert mischievous smile or Jaws music here).
Also if you have any more information on regarding this post I would love to know what you know!
