Shakespeare was known for his skill in writing comedies as well as tragedies. His works with comedy as a theme included 'The Tempest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, The Two Gentleman of Verona, Love's Labour's Lost, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer's Night's Dream, Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Twelfth Night or What You Will, All's Well That Ends Well, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline' and 'The Two Nobel Kinsmen'. Two comedies are believed to have been lost in later years. But were performed in those days and were credited to William Shakespeare.
Most of William Shakespeare's plays are performed even today and several have been made into movies. Shakespeare's times saw the emergence of a new type of secular play which was opposed to the moral types that existed previously.
Most of William Shakespeare's plays are performed even today and several have been made into movies. Shakespeare's times saw the emergence of a new type of secular play which was opposed to the moral types that existed previously.