CRITICISM ON SHAKESPEARE’S LAST PLAYS (Pages 150-155) by Mr. Sunil N. Wathore in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

The aim of the present research paper is to highlight the differently held views regarding Criticism on Shakespeare’s Last Plays notably ‘Pericles’, Cymbeline’, ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and ‘The Tempest’ and discuss before the researchers and art lovers. Constructions in these last plays are mixed, grammatical links are dropped, the meaning of sentence is compressed into one hint and impressions count for as much as full blown prepositions. These plays reflect calm of mind and tranquility of spirit. Like the Medieval and Renaissance Romances, their stories are really farfetched fantasies with love as a central concern. Despite several criticisms on Shakespeare’s last plays, Shakespeare indeed as a dramatist employing the compound art form for his ends, he exhibits a phenomenal skill in the adjustment of the dramatic principle of imagination to the theatrical principle of technique. The diverse interpretation of Shakespeare’s last plays point to their complexity and profundity and suggests not only critical ingenuity but also a wide range of scholarship. Key-words: The Last Plays; Mature Vision; Secular Aspects of Human Life; Last Plays as Romances; Practical Problems & Theatrical Innovations; Rivalry.