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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