Shakespearean Tragedy - List of Tragedies By William Shakespeare

List of Tragedies By William Shakespeare

  • Titus Andronicus
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Julius Caesar
  • Hamlet
  • Troilus and Cressida was listed in the First Folio as a tragedy, but is now sometimes regarded as a dark comedy.
  • Othello
  • Timon of Athens
  • King Lear
  • Macbeth
  • Antony and Cleopatra
  • Coriolanus
  • Cymbeline was listed in the First Folio as a tragedy, but is now sometimes regarded as a dark comedy.

In addition to these, Shakespeare also wrote a number of plays about English history, such as Richard II, which can be considered a tragedy, as the hero of the play exhibits many of Aristotle's definitions of what is required to obtain "tragic" status. He also died later on.

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