1. Troilus and Cressida
   Macbeth
2. Coriolanus
   Romeo and Juliet

"Macbeth" is a popular Shakespearean tragedy. After hearing a prophecy that he will become the King of Scotland, the eponymous character murders the current king and commits more murders so the crime won’t be connected to him.

1. Henry VIII
   Romeo and Juliet
2. Henry VI, Part I
   Antony and Cleopatra

Shakespeare published the tragedy “Antony and Cleopatra” in 1623. It told the story of the relationship between historical figures Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

1. The Two Noble Kinsmen
   King John
2. The Merchant of Venice
   Richard II

While the authorship of Shakespearean plays is sometimes disputed, "The Two Noble Kinsmen" is one that has always been attributed to him and author John Fletcher. The play is actually an adaptation of “The Knight’s Tale,” which is a story in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales.”

1. Measure for Measure
   Pericles, Prince of Tyre
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream
   Richard II

"A Midsummer Night’s Dream" is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. It follows a group of people who are enchanted and controlled by fairies.

1. Titus Andronicus
   The Comedy of Errors
2. The Taming of the Shrew
   Pericles, Prince of Tyre

"Pericles, Prince of Tyre" follows a young man who continuously travels from place to place, seemingly in search of a wife. Some say that Shakespeare collaborated with George Wilkins to create this play.

1. Othello
   Richard II
2. All's Well That Ends Well
   The Winter's Tale

"Richard II" is the Shakespearean play that was published in his First Folio in 1623, approximately 30 years after it was written. It is the first of Shakespeare's history plays.

1. King John
   Antony and Cleopatra
2. Titus Andronicus
   Coriolanus

Definitely not one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated plays, "Titus Andronicus" is known as his most violent. With a slew of murders and deaths, the play faded into obscurity at the end of the 17th century.

1. Cymbeline
   A Midsummer Night's Dream
2. The Comedy of Errors
   All's Well That Ends Well

"The Comedy of Errors" is an earlier Shakespearean play, in which two sets of twins are separated in a shipwreck but find each other again when they are older. Chaos ensues when the twins are constantly mistaken for the wrong person - of course.

1. Richard II
   Henry V
2. Edward III
   Cymbeline

While it is often categorized as both a tragedy and a comedy, "Cymbeline" follows a king who attempts to marry off his daughter to his stepson years after his two sons were kidnapped. Cymbeline is the king's name, by the way, not the daughter's.

1. Cymbeline
   Othello
2. King Lear
   Richard III

"Othello," a popular Shakespearean tragedy, follows a general who is driven to murdering his wife and killing himself after being duped into believing she is having an affair with a colleague. Shakespeare based "Othello" on a story called "A Moorish Captain," by an Italian author, Cinthio.

1. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
   Measure for Measure
2. The Taming of the Shrew
   Two Gentleman of Verona

"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare’s more popular comedies. It follows two friends, Proteus and Valentine, who end up being attracted to the same woman.

1. Richard III
   Love's Labour's Lost
2. Measure for Measure
   The Comedy of Errors

"Measure for Measure" follows the Duke of Vienna as he secretly watches what goes on in his town following his announced “departure.” The overlying theme of the play is justice.

1. The Taming of the Shrew
   Henry VIII
2. Julius Caesar
   The Merry Wives of Windsor

“The Taming of the Shrew” is a comedy in which a young man attempts to tame a young woman’s personality while courting her. The play has been adapted many times, the most popular probably being the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You," starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles.

1. The Winter's Tale
   A Midsummer Night's Dream
2. Timon of Athens
   Hamlet

"Hamlet" is one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies. It follows a young prince, Hamlet, who is visited by his father’s ghost. Hamlet's father was murdered by his own brother, Claudius, who is now Hamlet's new stepfather, and this ghost wants revenge. "Hamlet" is Shakespeare’s longest play.

1. Richard II
   Troilus and Cressida
2. Measure for Measure
   Much Ado About Nothing

"Troilus and Cressida" is set during the Trojan War. It follows a Trojan prince, Troilus, and his relationship with Cressida, who ultimately betrays him by having an affair with someone else. The play was written in 1602.

1. Othello
   Hamlet
2. Henry IV, Part I
   The Two Noble Kinsmen

"Henry IV, Part I" is one of the numerous historical plays written by Shakespeare. The play explores the relationship between King Henry IV and his son, Harry, as well as a second plot about the noblemen who want their debt to be repaid.

1. Much Ado About Nothing
   Love's Labour's Lost
2. King Lear
   Antony and Cleopatra

"Much Ado About Nothing" is the Shakespearean comedy where everyone’s being manipulated by gossip. While the gossip works for Benedick and Beatrice, it causes Claudio to reject his bride at the altar. Even so, Benedick and Beatrice set about restoring the couple’s relationship.

1. Troilus and Cressida
   Richard III
2. Richard II
   Timon of Athens

"Timon of Athens" follows a wealthy Athenian man who squanders his fortune by giving parties and sharing money with all who ask for it. This play is a work that Shakespeare wrote in collaboration with another author, probably Thomas Middleton.

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
   Richard III
2. The Merchant of Venice
   The Merry Wives of Windsor

"Richard III" is a historical play that is based on the rule of the eponymous character, the king of England. Richard III was crowned in 1483 and met his demise on 1485.

1. The Tempest
   The Comedy of Errors
2. Macbeth
   Twelfth Night

“Twelfth Night” is the Shakespearean comedy about two twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. When Viola disguises herself as a man, a love rectangle forms. The play has had many adaptations, including the 2006 film “She’s the Man,” starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum.

1. Timon of Athens
   The Tempest
2. Much Ado About Nothing
   Coriolanus

"The Tempest" is an early 1600s Shakespearean play. A father and sorcerer, Prospero, who had been banished with his daughter, attempts to restore her reputation and stature in society. Many believe it to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote on his own.

1. Macbeth
   Hamlet
2. Richard II
   Love's Labour's Lost

“Love’s Labour’s Lost” is one of Shakespeare’s earlier tragedies, in which four men promise to stay away from women for three years. However, their minds and hearts are changed upon the arrival of a princess and her maidens. The play was published at the end of the 16th century, in 1598.

1. The Merry Wives of Windsor
   All's Well That End Well
2. Cymbeline
   A Midsummer Night's Dream

“All’s Well That Ends Well,” published in the First Folio in 1623, is a Shakespearean play in which a young woman, Helen, tries to win the affections of a man who has a higher social rank than her. While most of Shakespeare’s plays are broken into comedies, tragedies and histories, “All’s Well That Ends Well” is hard to categorize.

1. Romeo and Juliet
   The Two Noble Kinsmen
2. Othello
   The Winter's Tale

Possibly Shakespeare’s most popular work, “Romeo and Juliet” follows the feud between Romeo Montague’s and Juliet Capulet’s families. Despite their families’ violent history, Romeo and Juliet fall in love. The play was published at the end of the 16th century, in 1597.

1. Timon of Athens
   The Winter's Tale
2. Julius Caesar
   Henry IV, Part I

"The Winter’s Tale" is the 1623 Shakespearean play that follows Leontes, King of Italy. After being consumed by jealousy, he orders the execution of his friend, Polixenes, and the imprisonment of his own wife, Hermione. Polixenes escapes, and the men are later reunited when their children fall in love.

1. Henry V
   Titus Andronicus
2. Antony and Cleopatra
   The Merry Wives of Windsor

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" follows Sir John Falstaff, an overweight lord who previously appeared in Part 1 and Part 2 of "Henry IV." Falstaff attempts to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, both of whom are privy to his scheme.

1. As You Like It
   Henry VIII
2. Hamlet
   Othello

"Henry VIII" is the historical play by Shakespeare that follows the early reign of King Henry VIII. He attempts to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry his second wife, Anne Boleyn. (In the play, the wives' names are spelled as Katherine and Anne Bullen.)

1. The Tempest
   As You Like It
2. Richard III
   Coriolanus

"Coriolanus" can be considered both a history and a tragedy, as it is based on the life of Caius Marcius Coriolanus, a Roman general. The play is considered one of Shakespeare’s last tragedies.

1. All's Well That Ends Well
   Julius Caesar
2. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
   Twelfth Night

"Julius Caesar" is one of Shakespeare’s historical plays, based on the real-life story of Julius Caesar and Brutus. While one might believe the story to center on Julius Caesar, it actually focuses on the inner battle of Brutus as he plots Caesar’s death.

1. Coriolanus
   The Taming of the Shrew
2. Edward III
   Cymbeline

"Edward III" is the historical play about the life of King Edward III. Since the work was published anonymously, it can’t be 100% attributed to Shakespeare, although many believe him to have written parts of it.

1. Hamlet
   Love's Labour's Lost
2. King John
   The Comedy of Errors

Another historical play by Shakespeare, "King John" is based on the life of the eponymous character and how his nephew, Arthur, makes a play for the throne of England. King Philip of France supports the nephew.

1. The Merchant of Venice
   Twelfth Night
2. Titus Andronicus
   Antony and Cleopatra

"The Merchant of Venice" follows a merchant, Antonio, who takes out a loan for his friend in order to help him court a woman. The lender, Shylock, will require "a pound of flesh" from Antonio if the loan is not repaid within three months.

1. Measure for Measure
   Romeo and Juliet
2. King Lear
   Henry V

"Henry V" is the Shakespearean play that follows the life of King Henry V of England. After hearing that he has a claim on the French crown, he travels to the country to secure it. He ends up marrying the current princess, Katherine. Shakespeare wrote this play towards the end of the 16th century.

1. Edward III
   King Lear
2. Titus Andronicus
   Macbeth

"King Lear" is a Shakespearean tragedy that follows a king and father of three. After originally planning to give his kingdom to all three daughters, he decides to only give it to the two who flatter him. This decision later drives him crazy.

1. The Taming of the Shrew
   King John
2. Julius Caesar
   As You Like It

“As You Like It” is the 1599 Shakespearean comedy that follows a young woman, Rosalind, after she’s been banished by her uncle. Rosalind is one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated heroines.