William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

(1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright. He wrote approximately 39

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and 154

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, as well as a variety of other poems.The exact figures cannot be known. See

Shakespearean authorship William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Shakespeare's collaborations and Shakespeare Apocrypha for further details.

Plays and work

Tragedies

Comedies

Histories

Selected poems

Apocrypha

The Shakespeare apocrypha is a group of plays and poems that have sometimes been attributed to Shakespeare, but whose attribution is questionable for various reasons.

Notes

References

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