Periods of Shakespeare’s works By chiarabenedetto 1590 Fist period - plays of sperimentation The first period of Shakespeare’s was a phase of experimentation. 1591 Henry VI 1592 Richard III 1593 The commedy of Errors 1594 Love's Labour's Lost 1595 Second period - Historical plays and Great comedies The second period lasted from 1600 to 1607 and during this phase Shakespeare developed a harsh vision of existence. 1595 Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, A Midsummer Night's dream 1596 The Merchant of Venice 1598 Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V 1599 Julius Ceasar, As You Like It 1600 Third period - Great tragedies 1600 Hamlet 1605 Macbeth, King Lear 1606 Antony and Cleopatra 1608 The last period - last plays 1608 Cymbeline 1610 The Winter's Tale 1611 The Tempest
