Comments on: Best Shakespeare Plays

By: Andrew Hearle

Andrew Hearle — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:17:55 +0000

In reply to Michael Hovey. good list!

By: Michael Hovey

Michael Hovey — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:44:04 +0000

This is how I would rank them:
Hamlet
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice
Measure for measure
Henry VI part 2
Henry VI part 1
Romeo and Juliet
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Henry V
The tempest
Sir Thomas More
Coriolanus
The comedy of errors
Edward III
As you like it
Love’s labor’s lost
Henry IV part 1
Pericles
Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
King John
Much ado about nothing
Anthony and Cleopatra
The two noble kinsmen
King Lear
The two gentlemen of Verona
The taming of the shrew
Twelfth night
The merry wives of Windsor
A midsummer night’s dream
Henry IV part 2
Othello
Richard III
Richard II
All’s well that ends well
Troilus and Cressida
Cymbeline
Henry VI part 3
The winter’s tale

By: Michael Hovey

Michael Hovey — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 22:08:03 +0000

Here’s my list from best worst:
Hamlet
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice
Measure for measure
Henry VI two
Henry VI one
Romeo and Juliet
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Henry V
Sir Thomas More
The tempest
Pericles
Edward III
As you like it
Coriolanus
The two noble kinsmen
Henry IV one
King John
Henry VIII
Comedy of errors
Love’s labors Lost
Anthony and Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Henry IV two
Much ado about nothing
Merry wives of Windsor
The taming of the shrew
Two gentlemen of Verona
King Lear
Othello
Twelfth night
Midsummer night’s dream
Richard III
Richard II
All’s well that ends well
Troilus and Cressida
Henry VI three
Cymbeline
The winter’s tale