Centuries pass, but the plays of the great English playwright William Shakespeare continue to attract the attention of readers and viewers. The secret of the immortality of his works is not only in the imagery of the language and the brightness of the characters. The core of Shakespeare's plays are strong human feelings and passions. Driven by love, thirst for revenge, vanity or envy, Shakespeare's characters do not leave us indifferent, because all these feelings and passions are eternal. And one more of the main themes is the source of any passion and any vice — self—will and an irresistible need to "take your own". The terrible motto "to each his own" is inscribed above the entrance to Shakespeare's hell of great and small, but always deadly passions."King Lear" and "The Tempest" belong to the late period of William Shakespeare's work; in both plays, the main character is an aging ruler, and the theme is parting with power. Many people call the tragedy "King Lear" the greatest of all Shakespeare's creations. The block wrote: "The tragedies of Romeo, Othello, even Macbeth and Hamlet, may seem childish next to this one. Here, in the simplest and most understandable language, they talk about the most secret, which is scary to talk about ...".Shakespeare's most successful and popular stage plays include The Tempest; its genre is usually defined as a "romantic fairy tale", although in fact it is a tragicomedy. This is Shakespeare's last play written without co—authors, his farewell to the theater."Macbeth" is also about power, though it didn't last long. Three mysterious prophecies come true, Macbeth seizes the throne of Scotland... This is one of Shakespeare's darkest and most violent tragedies.