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We don't know exactly when Shakespeare started writing plays, but they were probably being performed in London by 1592, and he's likely to have written his final plays just a couple of years before his death in 1616. It is believed that he wrote around 38 plays, including collaborations with other writers.
The Chronology of Shakespeare's Plays. Establishing the chronology of Shakespeare's plays is a most frustrating and difficult task. It is impossible to know the exact order of succession because there is no record of the first production date of any of Shakespeare's works. However, scholars have decided upon a specific play chronology, based ...
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May 18, 2024 · Shakespeare's Plays in Chronological Order. The exact order of the composition and performances of Shakespeare’s plays is difficult to prove —and therefore often disputed. The dates listed below are approximate and based on the general consensus of when the plays were first performed: Read More.
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The Arden Shakespeare presents the plays in alphabetical order of their titles, without any attempt to construct an overall chronology. The Oxford, Riverside, Norton and RSC collections each rely on chronologies that differ from one another and attempt only approximate dating.
Chronology of Shakespeare’s plays. A chronology of Shakespeare’s plays is provided in the table. Chronology of Shakespeare's plays. date of. composition. title of play. 1588–97. Love's Labour's Lost. 1589–92.
Date Of CompositionTitle Of Play1588–971589–92Henry VI, Part 1; Titus Andronicus1589–941590–92This list of Shakespeare plays brings together all 38 plays in alphabetical order. Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors ...
This is an alphabetically ordered list of plays by William Shakespeare. Dates following titles indicate the dates the plays were written unless otherwise noted. Asterisks indicate plays likely written by Shakespeare and other playwrights, though evidence has been disputed. Edward III and Cardenio.
