Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets.
Much Ado About Nothing (comedy)
The story concerns a pair of lovers named Claudio and Hero who are due to be married in a week. To pass the time before their wedding day, they conspire with Don Pedro, the prince of Aragon to trick their friends, Beatrice and Benedick, into confessing their love for one another. The prince's illegitimate brother, Don John, however, jealous of both Don Pedro's power and his affection for Claudio, plans to sabotage the coming wedding.
King John (History)
This play dramatises the reign of King John of England(ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.
As You Like It (Comedy)
As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the work of lesser quality than other Shakespearean works and some finding the play a work of great merit.
Macbeth (Tragedy)
Macbeth is a tragedy by about a regicide and its aftermath, it is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.
Romeo and Juliet (Tragedy)
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young " star-crossed lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families.
During Shakespeare's lifetime, many of his greatest plays were staged at the Globe Theatre and the Blackfriars Theatre. Shakespeare's fellow members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men acted in his plays. William Shakespeare wrote plays which were categorised in three main groups, comedies, histories and tragedies. He also wrote many poems/sonnets and Apocrypha's.
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