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    Dear All,

    Welcome to LitNet Shakespeare Discussion Group. The group aims to read and discuss plays of William Shakespeare and is open to all Forum Members.

    - The plays will be read in the chronological order they are assumed to have been performed first:

    King Henry VI Part 1 1592

    King Henry VI Part 2 1592-93

    King Henry VI Part 3 1592-93

    Taming of the Shrew 1593-94

    Comedy of Errors 1594

    Titus Andronicus 1594

    Love's Labour's Lost 1594-95

    Romeo and Juliet 1594-95

    Two Gentlemen of Verona 1594-95

    Midsummer Night's Dream 1595-96

    King John 1596-97

    Merchant of Venice 1596-97

    King Henry IV Part 1 1597-98

    King Henry IV Part 2 1597-98

    King Henry V 1598-99

    Much Ado About Nothing 1598-99

    Richard II 1600-01

    Richard III 1601

    As You Like It 1599-00

    Hamlet 1600-01

    Julius Caesar 1600-01

    Merry Wives of Windsor 1600-01

    Troilus and Cressida 1602

    Twelfth Night 1602

    All's Well That Ends Well 1602-03

    Measure for Measure 1604

    Othello 1604-05

    King Lear 1606

    Antony and Cleopatra 1606-07

    Coriolanus 1607-08

    Timon of Athens 1607-08

    Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1608-09

    Tempest 1611

    Cymbeline 1611-12

    Macbeth 1611-12

    Winter's Tale 1611-12

    King Henry VIII 1612-13


    - A new play will be read every two months.

    - Each week, we will post a new act from the play currently being read to be discussed and we will have extra couple of weeks for everyone to catch up and general discussion of the play.

    - Please note that LitNet Forum Rules apply in this section of the Forum as well.

    In the light of the above, in 2007, we will be reading:

    January - February: King Henry VI Part I

    March - April : King Henry VI Part II

    May - June : King Henry VI Part III

    July - August : Taming of the Shrew

    September - October: Comedy of Errrors

    November - December: Titus Andronicus
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    COMEDIES

    Taming of the Shrew 1593-94

    Comedy of Errors 1594

    Love's Labour's Lost 1594-95

    Two Gentlemen of Verona 1594-95

    Midsummer Night's Dream 1595-96

    Merchant of Venice 1596-97

    Much Ado About Nothing 1598-99

    As You Like It 1599-00

    Merry Wives of Windsor 1600-01

    Twelfth Night 1602

    All's Well That Ends Well 1602-03

    Measure for Measure 1604

    [Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1608-09]

    Tempest 1611

    Winter's Tale 1611-12


    TRAGEDIES

    Titus Andronicus 1594

    Romeo and Juliet 1594-95

    Hamlet 1600-01

    Julius Caesar 1600-01

    [Troilus and Cressida 1602]

    Othello 1604-05

    King Lear 1606

    Antony and Cleopatra 1606-07

    Coriolanus 1607-08

    Timon of Athens 1607-08

    Cymbeline 1611-12

    Macbeth 1611-12

    HISTORIES.

    The life and death of King John

    The life and death of King Richard the Second

    The First Part of Henry the Fourth

    The Second Part of Henry the Fourth

    The Life of Henry the Fift

    The first Part of Henry the Sixt

    The second Part of Henry the Sixt

    The third Part of Henry the Sixt

    The Tragedie of Richard the Third

    The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight


    2007 readings:

    Jan - Feb: Taming of the Shrew 1593-94

    Mar - Apr: Titus Andronicus 1594

    May- June: The life and death of King John

    Jul - Aug: Comedy of Errors 1594

    Sep - Oct: Romeo and Juliet 1594-95

    Nov - Dec: The life and death of King Richard the Second

    I tried to rearrange all the plays according to their genre and performance dates.

    Does it look alright to you?
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