At the beginning of the 17th century, Queen Elizabeth and the James I regime alternated, British social conflicts intensified, and social ugliness was increasingly exposed. During this period, Shakespeare's ideas and arts became mature, and the ideals of humanism collided violently with social reality. His painful ideals are difficult to realize, and his creation has changed from an early praise of humanistic ideals to the exposure and criticism of social darkness.

 

The second period of Shakespeare's creation (1601-1607), also known as the period of tragedy. He wrote such famous titles as Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606), Macbeth (1606) and The Gate of Athens (1607) tragedy.