How Many Plays did Shakespeare Write

Thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets. Thirty eight is the generally accepted number, though recent claims have been made for King Edward III and some scholars would include part of Sir Thomas More. Another play, Cardenio, has not survived. If we include The Two Noble Kinsmen and two lost plays attributed to Shakespeare, Cardenio and Love’s Labour’s Won, then we could say he wrote, either alone or in collaboration, 40 plays.

Shakespeare Plays Chronological List

Shakespeare Comedies

1. Love’s Labour’s Lost – Written in 1590-1592
2. The Comedy of Errors – Written in 1592-1594
3. The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Written in 1592-1594
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Written in 1594-1596
5. The Merchant of Venice – Written in 1594-1596
6. The Taming of the Shrew – Written in 1594-1597
7. The Merry Wives of Windsor – Written in 1597-1600
8. Much Ado About Nothing – Written in 1598-1600
9. As You Like It – Written in 1599-1600
10. Twelfth Night or What You Will – Written in 1599-1601
11. All’s Well That Ends Well – Written in 1600-1604
12. Measure for Measure – Written in 1603-1604
13. Pericles, Prince of Tyre – Written in 1607-1608
14. Cymbeline – Written in 1609-1610
15. The Winter’s Tale – Written in 1610-1611
16. The Tempest – Written in 1611-1612

Shakespeare Tragedies

1. Titus Andronicus – Written in 1593-1594
2. Romeo and Juliet – Written in 1594-1597
3. Julius Caesar – Written in 1598-1599
4. Hamlet – Written in 1600-1601
5. Troilus and Cressida – Written in 1601-1603
6. Othello – Written in 1604-1605
7. King Lear – Written in 1605-1606
8. Macbeth – Written in 1605-1606
9. Antony and Cleopatra – Written in 1607-1608
10. Timon of Athens – Written in 1607-1608
11. Coriolanus – Written in 1608-1610

Shakespeare Histories

1. Henry VI, Part 1 – Written in 1590-1592
2. Henry VI, Part 2 – Written in 1590-1592
3. Henry VI, Part 3 – Written in 1590-1592
4. Richard III – Written in 1593-1594
5. King John – Written in 1594-1596
6. Richard II – Written in 1594-1596
7. Henry IV, Part 1 – Written in 1597-1598
8. Henry IV, Part 2 – Written in 1597-1598
9. Henry V – Written in 1598-1599
10. Henry VIII – Written in 1612-1613