As You Like It. The Comedy of Errors. Henry IV, Part 1. Henry IV, Part 2. Henry V. Henry VI, Part 1. Henry VI, Part 2. Love's Labor's Lost. Measure for Measure. The Merchant of Venice. The Merry Wives of Windsor.
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Much Ado About Nothing. The Taming of the Shrew. Twelfth Night. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Two Noble Kinsmen. Shakespeare wrote primarily comedies in his early career, then his tragedies, followed by his tragicomedies or romances.
By producing good writing on topics of interest to people, Shakespeare had many loyal fans. However, Shakespeare's plays spoke to the common man by tapping into the ideas and interests shared by many. Since his death, Shakespeare has continued to inspire many people who read his work. Love him or hate him, it's easy to make the case that Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
Not only did he pump out an enormous volume of writing, but he also wrote plays that the crowd adored. Would you believe he didn't stop with this massive list of plays? He was also a masterful poet. Shakespeare is renowned for having mastered the art of the sonnet. Whether you go on to enjoy his plays or his sonnets — or both — learn more about Shakespearian language with a Shakespeare translator. It'll help you transport back to a world where you could attend a play for a penny. All rights reserved.
The Plays of William Shakespeare. Categories of Shakespeare's Plays The three types of plays Shakespeare wrote are tragedies , comedies , and histories. Tragedies William Shakespeare knew how to strike a chord in the tragedy department.
Comedies In the context of Shakespearean plays, "comedy" doesn't necessarily mean it's funny though it often is. Histories There's no doubt Shakespeare found the royal court to be something of an enigma. Lost Works There are a few plays that Shakespeare may have authored or co-authored, as well. A Prolific Playwright How many plays did Shakespeare write? Evaluating the Success of Shakespeare's Plays One can best understand Shakespeare's popularity by taking a few different points into consideration.
Play Production One indication of his success would be the constant production of his plays. Henry Condell was one of the 26 actors known to have been in the troupe. This led to his success as both an actor on stage and a playwright, and his name was published on the title page of his plays. Shakespeare continued to work with his company of men at the Globe Theatre until around , the year that he retired from working on the stage.
He, however, continued to support the Globe Theatre, including buying apartments for playwrights and actors to live in, all of which were near to the theatre. Shakespeare retired from public life in , right after the bubonic plague began to subside its attack on London. This act was unusual for the time, but he was by no means less active. In fact, the playwright continued to make frequent trips to London to collaborate with other playwrights, such as John Fletcher, and to spend time with his son-in-law John Hall, who married his elder daughter Susanna in The playwright was an active dramatist and writer up until when the last of his great works was finished.
From then on, Shakespeare spent most of his time in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he had purchased the second-largest home in town for his family. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare died on April 23, , and was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford two days later, with a curse written on his tombstone to ward off those who would disturb his bones.
He was 52 years old at the time of his death and was survived by his wife, Anna, and their two daughters. There are no direct descendants from Shakespeare's line, as both daughters had children who did not make it to adulthood.
Shakespeare was noted both for poetry and plays, with both mediums serving different needs; the plays were related to the theatrical fashion that was on trend while his poetry served to provide storytelling in erotic or romantic ways, culminating in a canon of work that is as diverse in language as the issues of human nature that the works portray.
William Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays that scholars know of, with most of them labeled is comedies, histories, or tragedies. The earliest play that is directly attributed to Shakespeare is the trilogy of "King Henry VI," with Richard III also being written around the same time, between and From histories written in the late s to the early s, Shakespeare moved into comedies, which were described as such for their comic sequences and pairs of plots that intertwined with each other.
Interestingly, two tragedies bookend Shakespeare's comedic era - Romeo and Juliet were written at the beginning of the s, and Julius Caesar was written at the end of the era. For the last portion of his writing career, Shakespeare focused his work on tragedies and "problem" plays.
In this era, which is acknowledged as the playwright's best era, he wrote the works called Hamlet , Othello , King Lear , Coriolanus , and Macbeth , among others.
These are the works that are most in production today, both on stage and in film. When looking at a chronology of Shakespeare's plays, it is clear that Shakespeare changed the subjects of his plays as he grew in prominence and then returned to a more serene life. Moving from historical subjects to a more playful side and then, finally, into plays where plots would result in a sense of forgiveness and serenity, Shakespeare's evolution as both a man and a writer is evident.
In fact, the playwright's devotion to the English language and his rebellion against it has led to fascinating studies done by leading literature scholars. There are two volumes of poetry and over sonnets that are attributed to Shakespeare.
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