Shakespeare lived in a period, which was full of conflicts and violent events. People’s lives started showing improvement but were by no means devoid of extreme harshness and difficulties. The dominant figure of the monarch in the person of Elizabeth I influenced not only courtly affairs but the life of the common man too. Shakespeare was able to unify the atmosphere of this period with more transcendental themes and moods. Additionally, he presented it in the form which was attractive for all kinds of his contemporaries, from the lowest to the most distinguished ones and which still earns him the title of the greatest playwright in history.