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The Comedy of Errors was Shakespeare's shortest play. Macbeth is his shortest tragedy.

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Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's longest plays?

THE OPPOSITE is true: it is one of the shortest (and it's the shortest of all the tragedies). The two plays that are shorter are both comedies: A Comedy Of Errors is the shortest and The Tempest is the next shortest. Macbeth is the third shortest of all the plays.


What two literary forms is William Shakespeare known for?

Plays and poetry.


What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play


Where does William Shakespeare base his story the comedy of errors?

The Comedy of Errors is based on two plays by Plautus, The Menaechmi and Amphitruo.


Which are the longest and shortest plays written by shakespeare?

The Comedy of Errors is the shortest. Hamlet is the longest only because there are two quite different shorter versions which are mashed together into one really long version. The longest play as it was published in Shakespeare's day (that is, before 1624) is in fact Richard III.

Related Questions

What were two of William Shakespeare's plays?

Shakespeare wrote many plays but these are just two of them. Macbeth and Hamlet.


Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's longest plays?

THE OPPOSITE is true: it is one of the shortest (and it's the shortest of all the tragedies). The two plays that are shorter are both comedies: A Comedy Of Errors is the shortest and The Tempest is the next shortest. Macbeth is the third shortest of all the plays.


What two literary forms is William Shakespeare known for?

Plays and poetry.


What was William Shakespeare's plays?

Shakespeare's last few plays were The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII and Cardenio, which is now lost. These were written with John Fletcher.


What was William Shakespeare's last plays?

Shakespeare's last few plays were The Two Noble Kinsmen, Henry VIII and Cardenio, which is now lost. These were written with John Fletcher.


What are four plays by William shakespeare?

King John, Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, and the Two Noble Kinsmen


How many plays did William Shakespeare write with the word Richard in the title?

Two: Richard II and Richard III


Who was William Shakespeare's third friend?

We only know of two of William Shakespeare's friends


Did William Shakespeare have two wives?

William Shakespeare only ever had one wife.


What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play


Who were two of the famous writers?

William Shakespeare George Orwell.


Where does William Shakespeare base his story the comedy of errors?

The Comedy of Errors is based on two plays by Plautus, The Menaechmi and Amphitruo.