![]() ![]() There are 36 plays collected in the First Folio, divided into 14 comedies, 10 histories, and 11 tragedies-plus Troilus and Cressida, which for some reason is not listed in the table of contents. This seemingly simple question turns out to be hard to answer definitively. Which one is correct? Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write? ![]() If you search online, you may find different counts-38 or 39. But the number they give for Shakespeare’s plays differs from other lists. At one point, the trio of intrepid performers do some quick math to see how quickly they have to work through Shakespeare’s body of work to achieve this goal, multiplying the time it took to do Romeo and Juliet by 37. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which will open the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2022 season, attempts to present all of the Bard’s plays in a single evening. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |