How many plays are written by Shakespeare?

Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. His 17 comedies include The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing. Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.

What are Shakespeare’s most common plays?

The most produced play has been A Midsummer Night’s Dream with 118 stagings, outpacing by 29 productions its nearest rival, Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy that has the advantage of being traditionally staged around Valentine’s Day.

What are Shakespeare 2 most famous plays?

William Shakespeare’s Important Works

Romeo and Juliet (c. 1594–96) scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598–99)
Julius Caesar (c. 1599–1600)
Hamlet (c. 1599–1601)
King Lear (1605–06) King Lear.
Macbeth (c. 1606–07)
The Tempest (1611) scene from The Tempest.

What are the 4 types of Shakespeare’s plays?

Shakespearean critics have broken the plays into four categories: tragedies, comedies, histories, and “problem plays.” This list contains some of the plays that fall into each category.

What is the longest Shakespeare play?

Hamlet
The longest play is Hamlet, which is the only Shakespeare play with more than thirty thousand words, and the shortest is The Comedy of Errors, which is the only play with fewer than fifteen thousand words. Shakespeare’s 37 plays have an average word count of 22.6 thousand words per play.

What was Shakespeare’s first popular play?

Henry VI Part II
Answer: Shakespeare’s first play was a history play called Henry VI Part II and was first performed in 1590-1591. It is impossible to be sure of the exact order of the plays because no definitive record was made in Shakespeare’s time.

What are the six most popular plays written by Shakespeare?

Top 10 Shakespeare Plays

Hamlet.
Macbeth.
Julius Caesar.
The Tempest.
1 Henry IV.
King Lear.
Romeo and Juliet.
King John.

What is Shakespeare’s longest play?

What is known about Shakespeare’s wife?

Anne Hathaway (1556 – 6 August 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare, the English poet, playwright and actor. They were married in 1582, when Hathaway was 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18. She outlived her husband by seven years. Very little is known about her life beyond a few references in legal documents.