Shakespeare & Text: Publication History By ShakespeareText Apr 26, 1564 Shakespeare is born Shakespeare is born (recorded baptised on this date) Jan 1, 1594 Henry VI Part II & III First Printed Jan 1, 1597 Richard III First Printed Jan 1, 1597 Romeo and Juliet First Printed Jan 1, 1597 Richard II First Printed Jan 1, 1600 A Midsummer Night's Dream First Printed Jan 1, 1600 The Merchant of Venice First Printed Jan 1, 1600 Henry V First Printed Jan 1, 1603 Hamlet First Printed Jan 1, 1608 King Lear First Printed Jan 1, 1609 Pericles First Printed Jan 1, 1609 The Sonnets Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare dies Shakespeare dies at the age of 52 Jan 1, 1622 Othello First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Henry VI Part I First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Comedy of Errors First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Taming of the Shrew First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Julius Caesar First Printed Jan 1, 1623 The Tempest First Printed Jan 1, 1623 As You Like First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Macbeth First Printed Jan 1, 1623 Twelfth Night First Printed