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Poems
Poems

by William Wordsworth

Was it for this

1807 372 ed.
Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]
Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]

by William Shakespeare

THIS play, indisputably one of the earliest complete productions of Shakespeare's mind, was first printed in the folio o...

1730 213 ed.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Enter Sampson and Gregory, with swords and bucklers, of the house of Capulet.

1597 985 ed.
Plays (36)
Plays (36)

by William Shakespeare

Late in 1621 or early in 1622 two men brought to the son of a somewhat disreputable printer an idea that was to change t...

1623 256 ed.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

Enter Orsino Duke of Illyria, Curio, and other Lords.

1734 649 ed.
The Tempest
The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.

1611 804 ed.
As You Like It
As You Like It

by William Shakespeare

IN the eighteenth century Samuel Johnson declared, 'Of this play the fable is wild and pleasing'.

1734 467 ed.
Othello
Othello

by William Shakespeare

'Othello', in the words of Edward Pechter, 'has become the tragedy of choice for the present generation.'

1622 807 ed.
Hamlet
Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Bernardo Who's there?

1603 2377 ed.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

1.1 Antonio, a Venetian merchant, has invested all his wealth in trading expeditions.

1600 818 ed.
Macbeth
Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

1 WITCH When shall we three meet again

1508 1866 ed.
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare

Names: in adopting Helen rather than the usual Helena, I follow the preference revealed in the Folio text, in which Hele...

1734 711 ed.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

LEONATO: I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Arragon comes this night to Messina.

1600 401 ed.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare

Two courtiers exchange compliments, speaking in an elegant, formal prose.

1735 494 ed.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

There is an aura of unreality about the plays of Shakespeare, and students feel this, although they may not be able to e...

1656 1226 ed.
Sonnets
Sonnets

by William Shakespeare

From fairest creatures we desire increase,

1609 646 ed.
King Henry V
King Henry V

by William Shakespeare

Darkness. A match is struck.

1600 631 ed.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

In the judgement of G. Wilson Knight, Anthony and Cleopatra was 'probably the subtlest and greatest play in Shakespeare'...

1734 949 ed.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

When Samuel Pepys saw A Midsummer Night's Dream in September 1662, he remarked that he had never seen it before - 'nor s...

1600 1505 ed.
King Lear
King Lear

by William Shakespeare

Kent. I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.

1608 1614 ed.