The Comedies

A Midsummer Night's Dream
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Love's Labor's Lost
Measure for Measure
Much Ado About Nothing
The Comedy of Errors
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Twelfth Night

The Histories

King Henry IV Part 1
King Henry IV Part 2
King Henry V
King Henry VI Part 1
King Henry VI Part 2
King Henry VI Part 3
King Henry VIII
King John
Richard II
Richard III

The Tragedies

Anthony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida

The Romances

Cymbeline
Pericles
The Tempest
The Winter's Tale

The Plays

William Shakespeare is credited with having written 37 plays, starting with Henry VI, Part 1 in 1589, and continuing through The Tempest in 1611. He was the master of an incredible range of genres. From the classic tragedies of Hamlet and King Lear to the bawdy The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare wrote plays that evoked emotions of sorrow, pity, mirth, and wonder in his audience.

To read or study these remarkable works online, select a play from the pull-down menu at the top of the page.

Created By Wendy Slopsema

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