William Shakespeares most well-known play is more than most people realize. While it is the story of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, it is also the story of two families...

King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeares eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. As the play opens, King Henry IV...

Troilus and Cressida is Shakespeares problem play about the Trojan War. As the opening Chorus tells us, the play begins in the middle of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the...

Loves Labours Lost is an early comedy by William Shakespeare. The King of Navarre and his three friends take a vow of study and seclusion for three years, during which they are...

The Passionate Pilgrim was published by William Jaggard, later the publisher of Shakespeares First Folio. The first edition survives only in a single fragmentary copy; its date...

Right from its famous opening scene which begins, Thunder and lightning. Enter Three Witches The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare holds the reader fast in a stirring,...

Henry VI, Part 1 or The First Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 1 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during...

Henry VI, Part 2 or The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 2 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591, and set during...

Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. ...

Shakespeares great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a...