How many Shakespeare plays can you name?

How many Shakespeare plays can you name?

Rules. — You have four minutes to name as many of Shakespeare’s works as you can. — Poetry doesn’t count; stick to the histories, comedies, and tragedies. — You don’t need to include parts for the histories, such as Henry IV Part I.

What are Shakespeare’s two plays?

His most well-known works include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and Hamlet.

What were Shakespeare’s first two plays?

Shakespeare’s reputation was established in London by 1592. It was during this time that Shakespeare wrote his earliest plays, including Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Titus Andronicus, though it is often debated which of these plays was actually the first.

How are Shakespeare’s plays written?

While many passages in Shakespeare’s plays are written in prose, he almost always wrote a large proportion of his plays and poems in iambic pentameter. In some of his early works (like Romeo and Juliet), he even added punctuation at the end of these iambic pentameter lines to make the rhythm even stronger.

What was Shakespeare’s last play called?

The Tempest
The Tempest, the last play Shakespeare wrote alone, may be read as the playwright’s farewell to the stage.

Which Shakespeare play is not a tragedy?

These are Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest, and (rarely, The Two Noble Kinsmen). These plays, at times, seem more like tragedies than comedies, but they have the standard ‘happy ending’.

What are the types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?

These dramatic works encompass a wide range of subjects and styles, from the playful “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the gloomy “Macbeth.” Shakespeare’s plays can be roughly divided into three genres—comedies, histories, and tragedies—though some works, such as “The Tempest” and “The Winter’s Tale,” straddle the boundaries between these categories.

Do you need to study Shakespeare to be an actor?

Shakespeare is almost like a foreign language and the more you look up words and study his plays the better you get at understanding, speaking and performing his marvellous text. Being well versed in Shakespeare is essential for any actor. I am slowly working my way through the plays adding more details, including play synopses and monologues.

Are there any plays that Shakespeare forgot about?

Apparently Shakespeare forgot about Henry VII too, since he didn’t write a play about him. HA! Got Henry 5,6 & 8, but missed Henry 4. D’OH! I did the exact same thing.

What are the names of all of Shakespeare’s comedies?

Shakespeare’s Comedies. “All’s Well That Ends Well”. ” As You Like It “. ” The Comedy of Errors “. “Cymbeline”. “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. “Measure for Measure”. “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. “The Merchant of Venice”. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. ” Much Ado About Nothing”.