Category
page 1Plays set in Italy
Romeo and Juliet
tragedy by William Shakespeare
The Tempest
play by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice
play by Shakespeare set in the Republic of Venice
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
play by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
play by Shakespeare
Life of Galileo
German play by Bertolt Brecht
Emilia Galotti
bourgeois tragedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
tragedy written by John Ford
The Duchess of Malfi
1623 tragedy by John Webster
Fiesco
tragedy written by Friedrich Schiller
Torquato Tasso
verse play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Deputy
1963 play written by Rolf Hochhuth
Politian
play written by Edgar Allan Poe
The Duchess of Padua
play written by Oscar Wilde
The White Devil
1612 play by John Webster
Lorenzaccio
thumb|right|Alphonse Mucha poster for Lorenzaccio starring [[Sarah Bernhardt (1896)]]
Lorenzaccio is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. Having engaged in debaucheries to gain the Duke's confidence, he loses the trust of Florence's citizens, thus earning the insulting surname "Lorenzaccio". Though he kills Alessandro, he knows he will never return to his former state. Since opponents to the tyrant's regime fail to use Alessandr
Lucrèce Borgia
play by Victor Hugo
Adelchi
Adelchi () is the second tragedy written by Alessandro Manzoni. Set on the Italian Peninsula, the play was first published in 1822. The main character is Adelchis, the son of the last Lombard King Desiderius, torn by the inner conflict between his father's will and his own desire for peace.
The Revenger's Tragedy
1607 play written by Thomas Middleton
Angelo, Tyrant of Padua
play by Victor Hugo
The Cenci
1819 play by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Nemesis
tragedy in four acts written by Alfred Nobel
Tancrède
five-act tragedy by Voltaire
La Tosca
play by Victorien Sardou
I rusteghi
play written by Carlo Goldoni
Oulanem
Oulanem, A Tragedy is a poetic play written by Karl Marx in 1839 during his years as a student, at the age of 21. The action takes place in a mountain town in Italy where a mysterious German stranger, Oulanem, and his companion, Lucindo, arrive. The play was translated into English first by Robert Payne in 1971.
The Jester's Supper
play written by Sem Benelli
The Man of Destiny
play by George Bernard Shaw
Idiot's Delight
play written by Robert E. Sherwood