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GCSE English Literature · key term
A category applied to Shakespeare's later plays that combine suffering and danger with wonder, reunion and reconciliation; it does not simply mean a love story.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: ContextThe Tempest was first printed in 1623, as the first play among the comedies in the First Folio. It is now commonly grouped with Shakespeare's late romances. Here, “romance” means a dramatic pattern involving suffering, wonder, reunion and recovery, not simply romantic love.
A category applied to several of Shakespeare's later plays, combining loss and separation with wonder, reunion and renewal.
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Paper 1
A dramatic category used for Shakespeare’s later plays that combine danger and suffering with wonder, reunion and reconciliation; it does not simply mean a love story.
Revise: ContextModern critics also classify it as a late romance: a play that combines suffering and danger with wonder, recovery and reconciliation. Here, “romance” means more than the relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand.
A category applied to several plays from the later part of Shakespeare's career, combining separation, suffering and extraordinary events with reunion and renewal.
