Hamlet

The First Part of Henry the Fourth

1597-98

The Second Part of Henry the Fourth

1598

Much Ado About Nothing

1598-99

The Passionate Pilgrim (20 poems, some not by Shakespeare) 1599

The Life of Henry the Fifth

1599

"To the Queen" (epilogue for a court performance) 1599

As You Like It

1599

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

1600-01

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (perhaps revising an earlier version) 1600-01

The Merry Wives of Windsor (perhaps revising version of 1597-99) 1601

"Let the Bird of Loudest Lay" (poem, known since 1807 as "The Phoenix and Turtle"[turtle-dove]) 1601

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1601-02

The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida

1604

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice

1604

Measure for Measure

1605

All's Well That Ends Well

1605

The Life of Timon of Athens, with Thomas Middleton 1605-06

The Tragedy of King Lear

1605-08