A Midsummer Night's Dream "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a comedy penned by William Shakespeare around 1595 or 1596, unfolds in the...

Twelfth Night "Twelfth Night, or What You Will," is a whimsical romantic comedy by Shakespeare, believed to have been penned around...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona, an early play in five acts by William Shakespeare, was written perhaps in...

The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play written by William Shakespeare, created sometime between 1590 and 1594,...

Much Ado About Nothing In Much Ado About Nothing, a lively comedy by Shakespeare, written around 1598–99 and published in 1600,...

The Merry Wives of Windsor "The Merry Wives of Windsor," a five-act comedy by William Shakespeare, was written between 1597 and 1601. It...

Love's Labour's Lost "Love's Labour's Lost," an early comedy by William Shakespeare, consists of five acts and was likely written between...

The Comedy of Errors The Comedy of Errors, a comedic play by William Shakespeare, was written between 1589 and 1594. It was first...

AS YOU LIKE IT "As You Like It," a comedic play in five acts by William Shakespeare, was crafted and performed around 1598-1600, later...

Shakespeare’s Comedy Plays In the First Folio, William Shakespeare's plays were categorized as comedies, histories, and tragedies....

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA "Antony and Cleopatra" is a tragic five-act play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1606–07 and...

CORIOLANUS Coriolanus," one of Shakespeare's final political tragedies, penned around 1608 and included in the First Folio of 1623,...

MACBETH "Macbeth," a tragic play by Shakespeare, written around 1606–07, appeared in the 1623 First Folio. It's the shortest of...

KING LEAR "King Lear," a tragic play by William Shakespeare, was penned around 1605-06 and first published in 1608 as a quarto edition,...

OTHELLO "Othello" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy set during the Ottoman-Venetian War in Cyprus. The play revolves around Othello, a...

JULIUS CAESAR Julius Caesar, a tragic play by William Shakespeare, was written around 1599-1600 and later published in the First Folio of...

HAMLET "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," a tragic play by William Shakespeare, written around 1599-1601 and published in unauthorized versions...

ROMEO & JULIET Romeo and Juliet, a timeless play by William Shakespeare, was written around 1594–96 and first published in an...

TITUS ANDRONICUS "Titus Andronicus," believed to be written between 1588 and 1593, is considered William Shakespeare's earliest tragedy....

Shakespearean tragedy encompasses most of William Shakespeare's tragic plays. While some of his historical plays possess the qualities of...