Where to Start with William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

c. 1595 · Comedy

GruelingQuick118 pages

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  1. 2Hamletc. 1600GruelingQuick218 pagesThe hardest — save it for later
  2. 3Othelloc. 1603GruelingQuick189 pages
  3. 4King Learc. 1605GruelingQuick187 pages
  4. 5Macbethc. 1606GruelingQuick122 pages
  5. 6Richard IIc. 1595GruelingQuick160 pages
  6. 7Twelfth Nightc. 1601GruelingQuick142 pages
  7. 8Romeo and Julietc. 1595GruelingQuick175 pages
  8. 9The Tempestc. 1611GruelingQuick119 pages
  9. 10Love's Labour's Lostc. 1594GruelingQuick153 pages
  10. 11All's Well That Ends Wellc. 1604GruelingQuick164 pages
  11. 12Much Ado About Nothingc. 1598GruelingQuick151 pages
  12. 13Julius Caesarc. 1599GruelingQuick141 pages
  13. 14King Henry IV, Part 1c. 1596GruelingQuick176 pages
  14. 15The Merchant of Venicec. 1596GruelingQuick152 pages
  15. 16Measure for Measurec. 1604GruelingQuick156 pages
  16. 17As You Like Itc. 1599GruelingQuick155 pages
  17. 18Antony and Cleopatrac. 1606GruelingQuick178 pages
  18. 19Richard IIIc. 1593GruelingQuick209 pages
  19. 20Henry Vc. 1599GruelingQuick187 pages
  20. 21The Winter's Talec. 1610GruelingQuick178 pages
  21. 22The Taming of the Shrewc. 1591GruelingQuick150 pages
  22. 23Troilus and Cressidac. 1602GruelingQuick186 pages
  23. 24The Comedy of Errorsc. 1594GruelingQuick105 pages
  24. 25Coriolanusc. 1608GruelingQuick197 pages
  25. 26King Johnc. 1596GruelingQuick148 pages
  26. 27Timon of Athensc. 1606GruelingQuick130 pages
  27. 28The Two Gentlemen of Veronac. 1590GruelingQuick122 pages
  28. 29Henry IV, Part Twoc. 1597GruelingQuick183 pages
  29. 30Titus Andronicusc. 1592GruelingQuick148 pages
  30. 31The Merry Wives of Windsorc. 1597GruelingQuick156 pages
  31. 32Cymbelinec. 1610GruelingQuick197 pages
  32. 33Periclesc. 1607GruelingQuick132 pages
  33. 34The Two Noble Kinsmenc. 1613GruelingQuick181 pages
  34. 35Henry VI, Part 1c. 1592GruelingQuick154 pages
  35. 36King Henry VI, Part 2c. 1591GruelingQuick182 pages
  36. 37King Henry VI, Part 3c. 1591GruelingQuick174 pages
  37. 38Henry VIIIc. 1613GruelingQuick176 pages