The presentation of the light curves of the novae on the logarithmic scale of the radius of the shell ejected during the outburst and in the scale of the amplitude of the outburst simplified the review of the light curves of all the known, about 500, classical novae of our Galaxy and the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. As a result, the modified light curves about of 250 classical novae were grouped into 7 typical groups with subgroups defined by the light curves of prototypes.The largest group is the DQ Her group with V1280 Sco as the main prototype and the key to grouping. Novae of this group have three or four variants of a dust condensation. Novae of the small GQ Mus group may be a bright X-ray source during an outburst. CP Pup, CP Lac, V1974 Cyg, and V1493 Aql are prototypes for 4 groups with close tilts of the initial brightness decline phase of the light curves. The group with the prototype RR Pic, including the HR Del subgroup, has a prolonged state of maximal brightness with the presence of several brightness variations before the final decline phase.The relationship of groups of novae, or form of the light curve, with processes in the circumstellar and circum-binary system environment is discussed. The material ejected during an outburst forms expanding shells of a generally ellipsoidal shape. In the Lac, Pup, and Cyg groups, the shells do not show a pronounced regular structure, except for their ellipsoidal shape. Shells of novae with a dust condensation (the DQ Her group) have an ellipsoidal shape with an equatorial belt. The unique shell of CK Vul, Nova Vul 1670, gives an idea about the possible shape of the shells of other members in the V1493 Sql group. The prototypes RR Pic and HR Del have a very bright belt. Each of groups has own position along the well-known "absolute maximal magnitude, rate of brightness decline" relation.