When was it written?
1596

What's it about?
Things get a teeny bit anti-Semitic when a Venetian noble defaults on a loan to a Jewish merchant.

9. Romeo and Juliet

When was it written?
1594

What's it about?
The children of mortal enemies fall for each other. It all gets a bit :’(.

8. The Tempest

When was it written?
1611

What's it about?
Sorcerer and single dad Prospero takes revenge on his enemies – magic style.

7. Twelfth Night

When was it written?
1599

What's it about?
A Shakespeare trope overload: romantic cross-dressing with twins and a shipwreck.

6. Othello

When was it written?
1604

What's it about?
What happens when race relations in sixteenth-century Venice don’t go terribly well.

5. King Lear

When was it written?
1605

What's it about?
A father-of-three takes early retirement and goes a little bit nuts

4. Much Ado About Nothing

When was it written?
1598

What's it about?
Extreme sassiness in the Sicilian countryside.

3. Midsummer Night's Dream

When was it written?
1595

What's it about?
A bunch of insane fairies attempt to solve the romantic problems of some mortals lost in a wood

2. Macbeth

When was it written?
1605

What's it about?
A Scottish lord is persuaded to commit brutal murder by his wife, who promptly gets all guilty about it.

1. Hamlet

When was it written?
1600

What's it about?
A student ponders the meaning of life when he should be on a killing spree