Plays
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Antony and Cleopatra
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaAntony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mar...
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Cymbeline
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaCymbeline, also known as Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare, set in Ancient Britain and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concern...
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Othello
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaOthello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moori...
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Coriolanus
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaCoriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Corio...
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Macbeth
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaMacbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects...
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Titus Andronicus
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaTitus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy, and is often seen as his...
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Timon of Athens
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaTimon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio (1623) and probably written in about 1605–1606. It is about the fortune...
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Troilus and Cressida
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaTroilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The pl...
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaPericles, Prince of Tyre is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its author...
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Julius Caesar
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from...
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Twelfth Night
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaTwelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas s...
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The Winter's Tale
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaThe Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabeled...
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Love's Labour's Lost
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaLove's Labour's Lost is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I....
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All's Well That Ends Well
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaAll's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623. In A...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaA Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke...
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Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was...
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaThe Two Gentlemen of Verona of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first pl...
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As You Like It
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaAs You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. As You Like It follows its heroine R...
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The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaThe Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the ind...
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The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare, WilliamAnncona MediaThe Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humor coming from slapstick and...