Literature

William Shakespeare

Quick Facts

FactDescription
Birthdatec. 23 April 1564
BirthplaceStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Deathdate23 April 1616
Place of DeathStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
OccupationsPlaywright, poet, actor
Years Activec. 1585–1613
Notable WorksShakespeare bibliography
Notable OrganizationsLord Chamberlain’s Men/King’s Men
SpouseAnne Hathaway (m. 1582)
ChildrenSusanna Hall, Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Quiney
GenresPlay (comedy, history, tragedy), Poetry (sonnet, narrative poem)
LanguageEarly Modern English

William Shakespeare Plays

PlayYear
Hamlet1623
Romeo and Juliet1597
King Lear1606
Julius Caesar1599
The Tempest1611
Much Ado About Nothing1600
Othello
The Merchant of Venice1598
The Taming of the Shrew1594
Richard III1597
Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will1602
A Midsummer Night’s Dream1595
As You Like It1623
Henry V
Richard II1595
The Comedy of Errors1594
Henry IV, Part 11597
Pericles, Prince of Tyre1609
Antony and Cleopatra1623
Cymbeline1611
The Two Gentlemen of Verona1598
The Winter’s Tale1623
Love’s Labour’s Lost1598
The Merry Wives of Windsor1602
Measure for Measure1604
Macbeth1623
Henry VIII1613
Coriolanus1623
Henry IV, Part 21600
All’s Well That Ends Well1623
King John1623
Henry VI: Part 21594
Troilus and Cressida1609
Henry VI: Part 31623
Titus Andronicus1594
Timon of Athens1623
Henry VI: Part 11623
The Two Noble Kinsmen1634
Edward III1596
Love’s Labour’s Won1603
Twelfth Night2023

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