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I have always wanted to read all of Shakespeare's plays, but never have. So I have decided to challenge all you brilliant readers out there who have ever been tempted to read all of Shakespeare's works as well. In honor of the fact that his works appear to be classics and timeless in their themes this challenge will have no time limits. Just record as you go with no pressure to read them by some set date.

The following list was gotten from Wikipedia. Let me know if anyone sees any errors or knows if any are difficult to obtain. I'm thinking the ones under the heading 'Lost Plays' will be unobtainable, but I listed them anyway. Also, I've included his sonnets, poems and apocryphas. I'll leave it up to you to decide if you'll read just Shakespeare's plays or everything you can get your hands on.

For more information on Shakespeare here is a link to his information on Wikipedia:


Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

Question: Would reading the Cliff notes or Spark notes version still count?

Shashana, I don't know how those are set up, but quite a few of the plays have been released with "modern" verse translations. I posted the link in another group. I'll and find the name of the series.

Barron's published a series called "Shakepspeare Made Easy". How it's set up is that on the left side is the original, on the right side is a modern verse translation.

Here's the GR link for Twelfth Night that I recommended to someone:

Shay, Barron's versions saved my butt in high school.

I've read pretty much everything by Shakespeare when I was younger- except, obviously, the lost plays. I'm not sure but when I was doing some research when reading Twelfth Night, at some point there was a "disputed" play that is now part of the official play list. I'm not sure what it is, but I recall something like it was included in the most recent Riverside Shakespeare. I would say that for a first time reader, the comedies are the easiest. My personal tastes run to the comedies- they are my favorites.

Good point, the comedies are easier for new readers.

My typical New Year's Eve consists of me watching Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing while munching popcorn and Indian food (if I can find a restaurant that's open). Sad, but it's a ritual that makes me happy.

Shay wrote: "Shashana, I don't know how those are set up, but quite a few of the plays have been released with "modern" verse translations. I posted the link in another group. I'll and find the name of the series."

Yes, that's what I meant. Would it count if I read the modern translations? Or would it be cheating?

Project Gutenberg will be my friend on this.

Thoughts on whether ones read previously count?

I feel like a fish taking the bait. I'm in. :)

I'm going to read the Comedies and Tragedies. I hope to complete them in 2 years.

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Denae wrote: "Project Gutenberg will be my friend on this.

Thoughts on whether ones read previously count?"

I would do so, Denae. Since the goal is to read them all then I'd count everything even if you already read it.

niquae wrote: "I feel like a fish taking the bait. I'm in. :)

I'm going to read the Comedies and Tragedies. I hope to complete them in 2 years."

Good luck! I'm pretty sure that I could read quite a few if they were in English...erm, I mean modern verse.

Shakespeare intimidates me mainly because of the way it is written. It takes me way to long to decipher what is going on. Usually I can't unless I have the modern translations plus the cliff/spark notes. However, I have read quite a few throughout high school and college. I wouldn't mind attempting to read more. I will post the list later. Count me in!

If you have an iPad or iPhone (or iPod Touch), they have a free app with all of Shakespeare's works:

Can you define a little better what "modern translation" means in this case? I know I'd prefer to read:

FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
SECOND WITCH. When the hurlyburly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
THIRD WITCH. That will be ere the set of sun.

over:

1. When shall we three meet againe?
In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine?
2. When the Hurley-burley's done,
When the Battaile's lost, and wonne
3. That will be ere the set of Sunne

but am willing to do whatever is consensus. I just want to be sure I'm clear.

Denae, The first would be a more modern translation in my opinion, but I think the first is still lacking. I mean who uses hurlyburly any more? Here would be my translation:

1.When shall we three meet again?

2.When the chaos is done, when the battle is lost or won. (Basically when the battle is over)

3. That will be at the setting of the sun.

I wonder if I could make some big bucks making my own translation of Shakespeare? lol I complained to my teacher about Shakespeare with everyone else in my class, but the teacher knew I understood the darn stuff anyway. I always aced the tests.

I'm apparently more of a traditionalist than I thought. I love the poetry of Shakespeare, it's more the updated spelling I prefer between the two.

This is what I think of when i hear modern translation.

However, instead of the version on the left in the sparknotes version, i am used to seeing it like this

1. When shall we three meet againe?
In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine?
2. When the Hurley-burley's done,
When the Battaile's lost, and wonne
3. That will be ere the set of Sunne

translated to

FIRST WITCH
When should the three of us meet again? Will it be in thunder, lightning, or rain?
SECOND WITCH
We’ll meet when the noise of the battle is over, when one side has won and the other side has lost.
THIRD WITCH
That will happen before sunset.

I actually prefer reading the old version because it is sing songy and different. In Folger's version they put the old version on one page and the more modern translation on the opposing page. I kind of like it that way because if I don't understand something I can glance at the modern translation. They didn't have anything like that when I was in high school. At least not that I was aware of. Just Cliff Notes.

Denae, To answer your question about works you've read prior to today, feel free to list them. As I said this challenge has no real time frame. It's timeless. :)

Shakespearean Challenge - Multi-Year Challenge


italics: read previously
bold: read in 2011
*partially read

Comedies

All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories

King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies

Romeo and Juliet*
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar*
Macbeth
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello*
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Poetry

Sonnets*
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - Optional

Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More


You asked for it... xD

I like the older versions too as long as I have a modern version to look at also. There is something magical about reading them the way they were supposed to be read, but I tend to get lost too much. So, side by side or a reference I can pull up from the interent is a must for me.

Why do schools seem to want to study tragedies more? I just realized that that is all I've read.

That is just about all I have read too. I actually read Much Ado About Nothing senior year and again in college, but I can cross out quite a few on the tragedy list. Interesting!

That's true, Niquae. At least when it comes to my school district. They require Romeo and Juliet sophomore year, Julius Caesar in junior year, and Macbeth in senior year. It irks me so much.

niquae wrote: "Why do schools seem to want to study tragedies more? I just realized that that is all I've read."

I think on one hand, it has to do with themes they consider more important. Those can be found in tragedies more often. Also, all of the "stuff" they want you to learn- like symbolism appear more often in tragedies. But, a lot of it has to do with snobbery- tragedy is high art and comedy is low art.

We did Julius Caesar in 6th, Romeo and Juliet in 7th, one of the Histories in 8th, Hamlet and Macbeth in 9th. We didn't do any literature much more modern than Dickens. I know we did a lot of Greek Tragedy and Comedy in 10th grade.

I understand why teachers feel the need to teach the classics. But why can't they teach something more modern? I'm sorry, but that's why so many kids hate reading. You should have seen my AP class while reading Macbeth, they were practically drooling. And these kids aren't slouches in the least.

Anyway, as much as I detest what I've read of Shakespeare so far I'm still in. He is, after all, "The greatest writer in the history of the English language." Or so they say.

I am in, and planning on completing this by March 31, 2012

I'm only going to count as read the ones from this year. I don't know if I'll read the Apocrypha.


Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

Lisarenee, according to dictionary.com Apocrypha means: –noun ( often used with a singular verb )
1.
( initial capital letter ) a group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
2.
various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.
3.
writings, statements, etc., of doubtful authorship or authenticity. Compare canon1 ( defs. 6, 7, 9 ) .

So I guess #3 would fit best.

Sashana wrote: "That's true, Niquae. At least when it comes to my school district. They require Romeo and Juliet sophomore year, Julius Caesar in junior year, and Macbeth in senior year. It irks me so much."

I had Romeo and Juliet for 9th grade, and I'd already read that on my own before. Macbeth was 10th grade, Hamlet was either 11th or 12th when I was in AP English. I read Othello in a college English Lit course a couple of summers ago.

I've attempted King Lear and Julius Caesar a couple of times but never got farther than a few scenes in Act 1.

I took two Greek Drama courses. One was strictly Greek tragedies, but then again, I was doing a 6-week study abroad program for that one so we were a bit limited on time. The other was half Greek tragedies and half Greek comedies. The comedies were fun. :)

Shakespeare Challenge
No Duration
*Stike-out with no date: read before challenge
Completed: 8/28

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

While I have read all of the plays once (and some many)times, I do not believe I have read the Poems, Apocrypha, Sonnets, or Lost Plays, so I will tackle those first and then maybe reread some (or all) of the plays.

Im in! Im going to read the Comedies, the Tragedies, the Sonnets and the Poems :)

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets (1 of 154)
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

I challenged myself to do this a long time ago but never really got into it, my intention was for every other book I read to be a shakespeare play/ sonnet etc, maybe I will give it another go (: Ohh I just noticed no one has commented on this thread for almost a year, I hope you guys are still at it (:

I'm game! I'll give it a go!

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

I've always wanted to read all his works. I've read a couple previously So I'll strike out those. :)

Started:June 4, 2012
Finished:

1/62
Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

Began: August 2012
Completed: ----

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew - March 2013
The Tempest - November 2015/January 2016
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet - October 2012
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth - March 2014
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra - January 2013
Cymbeline

Well 6 months since I decided to try again and I've read about three, one of which I'd already read before ):

5/62
Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - optional
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

I am in!!

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - optional
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

This will be motivation to finally pick up some Shakespeare again. Been wanting to do that for awhile.

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

I'm in! I love his work. It might take a couple of years to complete so I'm just going to read his Comedies, Tragedies, and Poems.

Begin: April 8,2013
End: ?

0/28

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream (already read it)
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew (already read it)
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet (already read it)
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar (already read it)
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets (already read them)
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

*For this challenge, I'm only going to read Shakespeare's works (plays & poems) that I haven't already read at one time or another. ��

Welcome to the challenge Brenda!

Good goal, ❀Oo❀! Good Luck!

I've always meant to read Shakespeare's complete work. This will be a great way to keep track of which ones I've completed:

Comedies:
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories:
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies:
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets:
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays:
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems:
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More

Welcome to this challenging challenge, Elle!

Trying this challenge too, but I plan on reading just the comedies, histories, and tragedies. It will take me a loooong time to finish. I'll be striking out the ones I've read.

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure��
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
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Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline