In the

First Folio ''Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies'' is a collection of plays by William Shakespeare, commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio, published in 1623, about seven years after Shakespeare's death. It is cons ...

, the plays of

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 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 ...

were grouped into three categories: comedies, histories, and tragedies; and modern scholars recognise a fourth category, ''romance'', to describe the specific types of comedy that appear in Shakespeare's later works.

Plays

This alphabetical list includes everything listed as a comedy in the

of 1623, in addition to the two quarto plays (''The Two Noble Kinsmen'' and ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'') which are not included in the Folio but generally recognised to be Shakespeare's Easton own. Plays marked with an

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(*) are now commonly referred to as the '' romances''. Plays marked with two asterisks (**) are sometimes referred to as the '' problem plays''. * '' All's Well That Ends Well**'' * '' As You Like It'' * '' The Comedy of Errors'' * '' Love's Labour's Lost'' * ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604. It was published in the First Folio of 1623. The play centers on the despotic and puritan Angelo (Measure for ...

**'' * '' The Merchant of Venice**'' * '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * '' Much Ado About Nothing'' * '' Pericles, Prince of Tyre* '' * '' The Taming of the Shrew'' * ''

The Tempest ''The Tempest'' is a Shakespeare's plays, play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, th ...

*'' * '' Twelfth Night'' * '' The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' * '' The Two Noble Kinsmen*'' * '' The Winter's Tale**'' * '' Cymbeline*''

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