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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
This William Shakespeare tragedy hardly needs an introduction. It is the prototypical tale of feuding families and “star-cross’d lovers.” Painting…
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Othello, The Moor of Venice – William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1622) is Shakespeare’s tragedy about the downfall of Othello. Lago, a deceitful,…
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s tragedy, also called The Tragedy of Macbeth was probably first performed in 1606. Shakespeare offers a lesson in the…
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Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare wrote the comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost in the mid-1590s. It was first published in 1598. The noblemen, Berowne,…
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s tragedy about what can go wrong when an aged King tries to divvy powers amongst his three daughters,…
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King Henry V by William Shakespeare
“Short live the King!” Shakespeare’s tragedy is about the short life and rule of Henry V, who served as King…
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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Henry VIII , alternately titled All Is True was co-authored by Shakespeare and his successor, John Fletcher. The Globe Theatre was burned…
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Perhaps the most influential of all English tragedies, the play’s full title, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was…
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Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest plays, first performed in 1594, it’s his version of slapstick and physical humor. Comedy…
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare
As You Like It is Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy* likely written in 1599, and first performed in 1603. Its most quoted…
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