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The Western Canon of Plays - Page 2

This is by no means a complete list, but a collection of notable works from some prominent playwrights. For sake of brevity, musicals and operas were excluded.
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Plutus (Aristophanes)
Plutus
41
Aristophanes
Thesmophoriazusae (Aristophanes)
Thesmophoriazusae
42
Aristophanes
The Wasps (Aristophanes)
The Wasps
43
Aristophanes
Dyskolos (The Grouch) (Menander)
Dyskolos (The Grouch)
44
Menander
The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)
The Spanish Tragedy
45
Thomas Kyd
Dido, Queen of Carthage
Dido, Queen of Carthage
46
Tamburlaine
Tamburlaine
47
The Jew of Malta
The Jew of Malta
48
Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
49
Christopher Marlowe
Edward II (Christopher Marlowe)
Edward II
50
Christopher Marlowe
The Massacre at Paris (Christopher Marlowe)
The Massacre at Paris
51
Christopher Marlowe
Henry VI Part 1 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 1
52
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part 2 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 2
53
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part 3 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 3
54
William Shakespeare
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
55
William Shakespeare
Comedy of Errors (Oxford Shakespeare)
Comedy of Errors
56
Oxford Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
57
William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
58
William Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
59
Love's Labor's Lost (William Shakespeare)
Love's Labor's Lost
60
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
61
William Shakespeare
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
62
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Nights Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Nights Dream
63
Oxford School Shakespeare
King John (William Shakespeare)
King John
64
William Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice (Oxford Shakespeare)
Merchant of Venice
65
Oxford Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part I (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part I
66
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part II (Simon Callow)
Henry IV, Part II
67
Simon Callow
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
68
William Shakespeare
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
69
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
70
William Shakespeare
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
71
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
72
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
73
William Shakespeare
Merry Wives of Windsor (Oxford Shakespeare)
Merry Wives of Windsor
74
Oxford Shakespeare
Troilus and Cressida (William Shakespeare)
Troilus and Cressida
75
William Shakespeare
All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)
All's Well That Ends Well
76
William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
77
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
78
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
79
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
80
William Shakespeare
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