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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.
Titus Andronicus
play by Shakespeare
The Visit
tragicomic play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Jew of Malta
play by Christopher Marlowe
The Spanish Tragedy
Play by Thomas Kyd
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
tragedy written by John Ford
The Duchess of Malfi
1623 tragedy by John Webster
The White Devil
1612 play by John Webster
The Revenger's Tragedy
1607 play written by Thomas Middleton
revenge tragedy
genre in which the theme is revenge and its consequences
The Maid's Tragedy
play
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
play (probably mistakenly) attributed to Shakespeare
Bussy D'Ambois
play written by George Chapman