THE PLAYS
As posts are made for every play, click on the titles to be taken directly to its entry
TRAGEDIES
Othello
COMEDIES
The Comedy of Errors
The Taming of the Shrew
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love's Labor's Lost
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice*
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
Twelfth Night
Measure for Measure*
HISTORIES
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV, Part I
Henry VIII
ROMANCES
* Denotes a Problem Play
The Problem Plays are works that scholars have a difficult time categorizing because of their abrupt and inconsistent tonal shifts. This is not to say that there are not mixed tones in his Tragedies or Comedies, these tonal issues are just more prominent. These plays go beyond the mixing of genre. They lack elements necessary to be considered a Tragedy, but they deal with far too difficult and complex moral issues to be a Comedy.
THE SONNETS
Over the course of his career, Shakespeare wrote 154 Sonnets. They cover a variety of themes, but most of them are associated with love. They were all published together in a quarto in 1609. He also wrote six additional poems that can be found in a handful of his plays. Click here to see a full list and read them!