All 37 Shakespeare Plays. Free.
Every play in full, with character guides, quotes and themes. All 154 sonnets too, and live show listings across the UK and US.
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Four ways in — pick what sounds good
Read a Play
All 37 plays in a clean, readable format with expandable acts and scenes.
Browse plays →Read Sonnets
All 154 sonnets with plain-English meanings and key themes explained.
Read sonnets →Take a Quiz
Five free quizzes — test your knowledge from Hamlet deep-dives to emoji rounds.
Try a quiz →Read the Blog
Short essays on Shakespeare's language, characters and the world he wrote about.
Read more →Seeing it Live?
Got tickets, or thinking about it? Find current UK and US productions, London venue guides and everything you need before you go.
Meet the Characters
Analysis, key scenes and famous quotes for Shakespeare's most studied roles — each play has a dedicated quotes page.
Famous Quotes
Famous lines from the plays — click through to read all quotes.
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.
From the Blog
All posts →"Shakespeare's 10 Best Film Adaptations"
From Kurosawa's Ran to 10 Things I Hate About You, these ten films prove that Shakespeare works on screen when directors commit fully to an interpretation. A practical guide to where to start.
2026-06-03Prospero — Is Shakespeare Writing About Himself?
Prospero breaks his staff and drowns his book at the end of The Tempest, Shakespeare's last solo play. Generations of scholars have read it as autobiography. Here is why the reading is persuasive, and why it is also more complicated than it first looks.
2026-06-02How to Get Cheap Shakespeare Tickets
From £5 standing tickets at the Globe to £10 RSC rush seats and National Theatre day deals, here is how to see great Shakespeare across the UK for less.
2026-06-02Falstaff — Shakespeare’s Greatest Comic Character
Sir John Falstaff is fat, old, and broke. He is also the funniest, most self-aware character Shakespeare ever created. From the friendship with Prince Hal to the brutal rejection in Henry IV Part 2, here is who Falstaff actually is, and why Verdi and Elgar were still writing about him centuries later.
2026-06-02Frequently Asked Questions
- How many plays did Shakespeare write?
- 37 plays are attributed to Shakespeare, ranging from comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream to tragedies like Hamlet and Macbeth.
- Are Shakespeare's plays free to read?
- Yes — all 37 plays are free to read on ShakespeareGo, with full text, character guides and theme analysis.
- What is Shakespeare's most famous play?
- Hamlet is widely considered Shakespeare's most famous play, followed closely by Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.
- Where can I see Shakespeare performed live?
- London's Globe Theatre stages Shakespeare year-round, along with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Our shows page lists current productions across the UK and US.
