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Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.
Romeo and Juliet
tragedy by William Shakespeare
Macbeth
upright=1.2|thumb|A poster for a American production of Macbeth, starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted, counter-clockwise from top-left, are: Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches, the aftermath of the murder of Duncan, Banquo's ghost, Macbeth dueling Macduff, and Macbeth.
King Lear
tragedy by William Shakespeare
Othello
thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]
A Midsummer Night's Dream
play by William Shakespeare
The Tempest
play by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
play by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice
play by Shakespeare set in the Republic of Venice
Twelfth Night
comedy by William Shakespeare
As You Like It
pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra
tragedy by William Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
play by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
play by Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors
early play by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
comedy play by William Shakespeare
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Coriolanus
thumb|John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus by [[Thomas Lawrence, 1798]]
Titus Andronicus
play by Shakespeare
Richard III
Shakespearean history play
Measure for Measure
play by Shakespeare
Timon of Athens
play by Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale
play by Shakespeare
Henry V
play by Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest
play written by Oscar Wilde
The Merry Wives of Windsor
play written by Shakespeare
Pygmalion
1913 play by George Bernard Shaw
All's Well That Ends Well
play by Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost
comedy play by William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 1
play by Shakespeare
Richard II
history play by William Shakespeare
King John
play by Shakespeare
Cymbeline
thumb|right|302x302px|Imogen (Cymbeline)|Imogen in her bedchamber in Act II, scene ii, when Iachimo witnesses the mole under her breast. Painting by [[Wilhelm Ferdinand Souchon, 1872]]
Cymbeline (), also known as The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain () and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerning the early historical Celtic British King Cunobeline. Although it is listed as a tragedy in the First Folio, modern critics often classify Cymbeline as a romance or even a comedy. Like Othello and '
The Mousetrap
murder mystery play by Agatha Christie
Henry VIII
history play by Shakespeare
Peter Pan
play and novel by James Matthew Barrie
Henry IV, Part 2
play by Shakespeare
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
play by Christopher Marlowe
Lady Windermere's Fan
play written by Oscar Wilde
An Ideal Husband
play by Oscar Wilde
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
1966 play by Tom Stoppard
The Rocky Horror Show
British musical by Richard O'Brien (1973)
Saint Joan
play written by George Bernard Shaw
Equus
1973 play by Peter Shaffer
Arms and the Man
comedy by George Bernard Shaw
Amadeus
theatre play by Peter Shaffer (1979)
Volpone
thumb|An illustration for an 1898 edition of Volpone by Aubrey Beardsley.
Volpone (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies.
Everyman
15th-century morality play.
Look Back in Anger
1956 play by John Osborne
An Inspector Calls
play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
tragedy written by John Ford
Caesar and Cleopatra
play written by George Bernard Shaw
Witness for the Prosecution
1953 play written by Agatha Christie
A Woman of No Importance
play by Oscar Wilde
Charley's Aunt
farce written by Brandon Thomas
Edward II
play by Christopher Marlowe
The Unexpected Guest
play by Agatha Christie
Black Coffee
play by the British crime-fiction author Agatha Christie
The Caretaker
play written by Harold Pinter
She Stoops to Conquer
comedy by Oliver Goldsmith
The Birthday Party
play written by Harold Pinter