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This is an alphabetically ordered list of plays by William Shakespeare. Dates following titles indicate the dates the plays were written unless otherwise noted. Asterisks indicate plays likely written by Shakespeare and other playwrights, though evidence has been disputed.
- The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice, comedy in five acts by William...
- Othello
Othello, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare,...
- The Merchant of Venice
- Shakespeare's Plays in Chronological Order
- How Old Are Shakespeare's Plays?
- Did Shakespeare Actually Write All His Plays?
The exact order of the composition and performances of Shakespeare’s plays is difficult to prove—and therefore often disputed. The dates listed below are approximate and based on the general consensus of when the plays were first performed: 1. "Henry VI Part I" (1589–1590) 2. "Henry VI Part II" (1590–1591) 3. "Henry VI Part III" (1590–1591) 4. "Ric...
The chronology of Shakespeare's plays remains a matter of some scholarly debate. The current consensus is based on a constellation of different data points, including publication information (e.g. dates taken from title pages), known performance dates, and information from contemporary diaries and other records. Though each play can be assigned a n...
Another controversial question regarding Shakespeare's bibliography is whether the Bard (as he was called) actually authored all of the plays assigned to his name. In the 19th century, several literary historians popularized the so-called "anti-Stratfordian theory," which held that Shakespeare's plays were really the work of Francis Bacon, Christop...
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- All’s Well That Ends Well (1602)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1606)
- As You Like It (1599)
- The Comedy of Errors (1589)
Shakespeare's plays are a canon of approximately 39 dramatic works written by the English poet, playwright, and actor William Shakespeare. The exact number of plays as well as their classifications as tragedy , history , comedy , or otherwise is a matter of scholarly debate.
Shakespeare's plays, listed alphabetically by title. List plays by genre word count speech count date. All's Well That Ends Well (1602) Antony and Cleopatra (1606) As You Like It (1599) Comedy of Errors (1589) Coriolanus (1607)
Shakespeare's plays, listed by genre. List plays by title word count speech count date.
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This alphabetical list of Shakespeare plays below link to a range of resources about each play: plot summaries, character information, settings, example essays, famous quotes, soliloquies & monologues and much more.
