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Play Synopses
Below are the plays of William Shakespeare with a link to a brief synopsis for each. Use these to familiarize yourself with the themes and stories of his work, however remember that these are merely encapsulations of his work and are not a substitute for reading (or experiencing) the plays in their entirety.

COMEDIES
  • All's Well That Ends Well
  • As You Like It
  • The Comedy of Errors
  • 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; Or, What You Will
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
TRAGEDIES
  • Antony and Cleopatra
  • Coriolanus
  • Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  • Julius Caesar
  • King Lear
  • Macbeth - THIS SEASON
  • Othello, the Moor of Venice
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Timon of Athens
  • Titus Andronicus
  • Troilus and Cressida
HISTORIES
  • Henry IV, Part I
  • Henry IV, Part II
  • Henry V
  • Henry VI, Part I
  • Henry VI, Part II
  • Henry VI, Part III
  • Henry VIII
  • King John
  • Richard II
  • Richard III
LATE ROMANCES
  • Cymbeline
  • Pericles
  • The Tempest - THIS SEASON
  • The Two Noble Kinsmen
  • The Winter's Tale


(Source: Bard Web)
The list of plays from the first folio
For my sake read it over, and if it please you, so; if not, why, so.
Silvia
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Act II, Scene I
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