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Measure for MeasurePerformed at court for Christmas 1604, probably written earlier the same year.It is recorded to have been performed in court in November 1604 OthelloDated 1604 though some argue for a slightly earlier date.Troilus and CressidaDated 1601-02, registered for publication early 1603 and alludes to the play Thomas Lord Cromwell, which was registered for publication in 1602.

Not mentioned in Meres's 1598 list of plays and alludes to a map first published in 1599

The Merry Wives of WindsorEstimated 1597 - 1601, though an allusion to the Order of the Garter might indicate that it was performed at the Garter Feast in 1597.

There are allusions to Julius Caesar, which was written in 1599

HamletDated around 1600, registered for publication in summer 1602.

Not mentioned in Meres's 1598 list of plays, seen at the Globe by Swiss visitor Thomas Platter in 1599 Not mentioned in Francis Meres's 1598 list of Shakespeare's plays, unless originally called Love's Labour's Won

As You Like ItTypically dated late 1599.

from Ireland coming', could be referring to the Earl of Essex's Irish expedition in 1599

Henry VWritten in 1599, mentions a 'general.

Much Ado About NothingLate 1598, not mentioned in Francis Meres's 1598 list of Shakespeare's plays but included the role Dogberry for Will Kemp, a comic actor who left the company in early 1599.

Henry IV Part IIWritten around 1597-98 and registered for publication in 1600, both parts are based on Holinshed's Chronicles.

Henry IV Part IProbably written and first performed 1596-97, registered for publication in 1598.The Merchant of VeniceRegistered for publication in 1598, reference to a ship Andrew suggests late 1596 or early 1597 as a Spanish ship of the name was captured around that time.King JohnWritten between 15 an anonymous two-part King John was published in 1591 but Shakespeare's version is stylistically close to later histories.Described in 1601 as 'old and long out of use' Romeo and JulietAstrological allusions and earthquake reference may suggest composition in 1595-96.Reference in Act 1 Scene 2 to courtiers being afraid of a strange lion may allude to an incident in Scotland in 1594 A Midsummer Night's DreamOften dated to 1595-96.Love's Labour's LostAn edition of the play in 1598 refers to it being 'presented before her Highness this last Christmas', and most scholars date it to 1595-96.The Comedy of ErrorsWas possibly written for Gray's Inn Christmas festivities for the legal profession in December 1594.Richard IIICould have been written in 1592, shortly before the plague struck, or in 1594 when the theatres reopened post-plague.Henry VI Part IGenerally assumed to be the 'harey the vi' performed at the Rose Theatre in 1592.Titus AndronicusWritten in 1591/92, with its first performance possibly in January 1594.The Two Gentlemen of VeronaKnown to be written around the 1590s as it was mentioned by Francis Meres in his list of Shakespeare's plays in 1598, no firm evidence for a particular year.Henry VI Part IIIWritten immediately after Part II, a short version of the play was published in Octavo form in 1595.

Henry VI Part IIBelieved to have been written in 1591 and Shakespeare's first play based on English history.