Ο Τίτος Ανδρόνικος είναι η πρώτη τραγωδία του Ουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ και γράφτηκε μεταξύ του 1588 και του 1593. Είναι ένα έργο για την εκδίκηση, που αρχίζει με βιασμούς και ακρωτηριασμούς, για να τελειώσει με θυέστεια δείπνα. Σε αντίθεση με τα άλλα ρωμαϊκά έργα του Σαίξπηρ πρόκειται για προϊόν μυθοπλασίας, και όχι για …
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's plays to observe the …
King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry …
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward continuation …
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. The tragedy is numbered as one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare along with Antony and Cleopatra. Coriolanus is the …
All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is traditionally believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623. Though originally the play was classified as one of Shakespeare's comedies, the play is now considered by some critics to be one …
Αγάπης Αγώνας Άγονος είναι ο τίτλος μιας από τις πρώιμες κωμωδίες του Ουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ. Οι σύγχρονοι μελετητές αποδίδουν το έργο στη χρονική περίοδο 1595-1596, σύγχρονο δηλαδή με το Ρωμαίος και Ιουλιέτα και το Όνειρο θερινής νυκτός. Η παλαιότερη καταγεγραμμένη παράσταση του έργου αφορά τα Χριστούγεννα του 1597 στην …
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. Throughout …
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England, and though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretence to exist …