William shakespeare 26 april 1564 baptised 23 april 1616 1 was an english poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language and the world s pre eminent dramatist 2 he is often called england s national poet and the bard of avon 3 4 his extant works including some collaborations consist of.

William shakespeare works list png. Much ado about nothing. 1601 a lover s complaint. Dates following titles indicate the dates the plays were written unless otherwise noted. The phoenix and the turtle.

Each of them is special making it very difficult to curate a list of his best works. He was a major poet writing two narrative poems 154 sonnets and other verses. He wrote 154 sonnets 38 plays and 2 narratives. From the shakespeare book dk.

Edward iii and cardenio. An anthology of 20 poems collected and published by william jaggard that were attributed to w. Pericles prince of tyre. Shakespeare on the title page only five of which are considered authentically shakespearean.

Shakespeare often wrote play in a genre that was in vogue at the time with his plays beginning with the histories including the above mentioned works as well as pericles king john the dual volumes of both henry iv and henry v which were written at later dates. 1609 a funeral elegy. The merchant of venice. Although william shakespeare was not blessed to live a long life however throughout his short life shakespeare accomplished a lot things.

Asterisks indicate plays likely written by shakespeare and other playwrights though evidence has been disputed. The merry wives of windsor. Taming of the shrew. 1612 no longer attributed to shakespeare by most scholars.

A midsummer night s dream. All of shakespeare s books are worth a read. Pericles prince of tyre the first two acts of which were likely. Scholars of elizabethan drama believe that william shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays between 1590 and 1612.

This is an alphabetically ordered list of plays by william shakespeare. The empty vessel makes the loudest sound. These dramatic works encompass a wide range of subjects and styles from the playful a midsummer night s dream to the gloomy macbeth shakespeare s plays can be roughly divided into three genres comedies histories and tragedies though. Hence here s a list of the most popular shakespeare plays to begin.

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