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message 51: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9629 comments Welcome to the challenge Kelly :)


message 52: by Natasha (last edited Mar 04, 2025 07:00PM) (new)

Natasha | 1145 comments The Shakespearian Challenge

Duration: 10/8/15 - ?

31/38 plays

Although I've read a good deal of Shakespeare's works before, this is a good excuse to read everything.

Comedies (13/16)
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure‡
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories (7/10)
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies (11/12)
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth†
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline


message 53: by Teri-K (last edited May 01, 2016 02:33PM) (new)

Teri-K | 4 comments I started a couple of months ago to reread his plays. So I'll piggy back on here.
I like to listen while reading along. His words sound amazing spoken out loud. :)
Started 7/16/2015
Completed 9/39

Comedies:
All's Well That Ends Well 5/1/2016
As You Like It 7/24/2015
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice 4/29/2016
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream 8/16/2015
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew 3/22/2016
The Tempest 8/26/2015
Twelfth Night 8/15/2015
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories:
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V 2/20/2016
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies:
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth 7/16/2015
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida


message 54: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9629 comments Welcome to the challenge Natasha and Teri-k :)


message 55: by Marilyn (last edited Dec 18, 2017 01:33PM) (new)

Marilyn (marilyn357) | 37 comments Listing only those read thus far

Comedies:

A Midsummer Night's Dream 2016
As You Like It 6 Jan 2017
The Two Gentlemen of Verona 12 Jan 2016
The Winter's Tale 19 Jan 2017
The Merchant of Venice 16 Mar 2017
The Taming of the Shrew 16 Mar 2017
The Tempest 30 Mar 2017
The Merry Wives of Windsor 31 May 2017
Twelfth Night 5 Jun 2017
All's Well That Ends Well 10 Jun 2017
Measure for Measure 12 Jun 2017
The Comedy of Errors 13 Jul 2017
Love's Labor's Lost 10 Aug 2017
Pericles 9 Sep 2017
Much Ado About Nothing 4 Nov 2017
The Two Noble Kinsmen 18 Dec 2017


Tragedies:

Hamlet High school & 20 Jul 2017
Macbeth High school & 27 Jul 2017
Romeo and Juliet High school & 3 Aug 2017
Antony and Cleopatra 6 Jan 2017
King Lear 19 Jan 2017
Othello 18 Feb 2017
Julius Caesar 21 Apr 2017
Titus Andronicus 21 May 2017
Timon of Athens 10 Jul 2017
Troilus and Cressida 15 Jul 2017
Cymbeline 14 Aug 2017
Coriolanus 17 Aug 2017

Histories:

King John 10 Jul 2017
Richard II 11 May 2017
Henry IV, Part 1 15 May 2017
Henry IV, Part 2 15 May 2017
Henry V 16 May 2017
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III 12 Jul 2017
Henry VIII

Poetry:

Sonnets 22 Aug 2017
The Phoenix and the Turtle 9 Sep 2017
The Passionate Pilgrim 9 Sep 2017
Venus and Adonis 9 Sep 2017

The Rape of Lucrece
A Lover's Complaint

I have two poems, one comedy, and the 3 Henry VI plays left


message 56: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33559 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge Marilyn :)


message 57: by Anita (new)

Anita Sobreira (anitasobreira) Starting today in this challenge
I am so excited !!

Date 01/14/2017

I already read :
Macbeth
King Lear
Hamlet


message 58: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33559 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Sany :)


message 59: by Suzanne (last edited Jun 21, 2019 12:37PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 1314 comments Nothing But Reading Challenges
The Shakespearian Challenge
Duration:
6/21/2019 - Til Done!

Progress: 0 out of 62

I have always wanted to read all of Shakespeare's plays, but never have. So I have decided to challenge all you brilliant readers out there who have ever been tempted to read all of Shakespeare's works as well. In honor of the fact that his works appear to be classics and timeless in their themes this challenge will have no time limits. Just record as you go with no pressure to read them by some set date.

The following list was gotten from Wikipedia. Let me know if anyone sees any errors or knows if any are difficult to obtain. I'm thinking the ones under the heading 'Lost Plays' will be unobtainable, but I listed them anyway. Also, I've included his sonnets, poems and apocryphas. I'll leave it up to you to decide if you'll read just Shakespeare's plays or everything you can get your hands on.


Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure‡
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth†
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More


message 60: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33559 comments Mod
Welcome Suzanne!


message 61: by Mandy (last edited Jun 07, 2022 04:37AM) (new)

Mandy (vitreafracta) | 22 comments Shakespeare Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - Open End
Progress: 10/52

KOMÖDIEN:
Ende gut, alles gut
Wie es euch gefällt
Die Komödie der Irrungen
Verlorene Liebesmüh
Maß für Maß
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Ein Sommernachtstraum
Viel Lärm um nichts
Perikles, Prinz von Tyrus
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Der Sturm
Was ihr wollt
Zwei Herren aus Verona
Die beiden edlen Vettern
Ein Wintermärchen

HISTORIEN:
König Johann
Richard II
Heinrich IV, Part 1
Heinrich IV, Part 2
Heinrich V
Heinrich VI, Part 1
Heinrich VI, Part 2
Heinrich VI, Part 3
Richard III
Heinrich VIII

TRAGÖDIEN:
Romeo und Julia
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon von Athen
Julius Cäsar
Macbeth
Hamlet
Troilus und Cressida
König Lear
Othello
Antonius und Cleopatra
Cymbeline

GEDICHTE:
Die Sonette
Lucretia
Der verliebte Pilger
Der Phoenix und die Turteltaube
Der Liebenden Klage

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HOGARTH SHAKESPEARE PROJEKT

Der weite Raum der Zeit (Ein Wintermärchen) | Jeanette Winterson
Shylock (Der Kaufmann von Venedig) | Howard Jacobson
Die störrische Braut (Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung) | Anne Tyler
Hexensaat (Der Sturm) | Margaret Atwood
Der Neue (Othello) | Tracy Chevalier
Dunbar und seine Töchter (König Lear) | Edward St. Aubyn
Macbeth: Blut wird mit Blut bezahlt (Macbeth) | Jo Nesbø
Hamlet (Hamlet) | Gillian Flynn (bisher unveröffentlicht)


message 62: by Helen (last edited Mar 09, 2022 03:47PM) (new)

Helen | 99 comments I'm in!

ONGOING

Started January 1, 2022

8 out of 44

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
++The Comedy of Errors--previously
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
++Much Ado About Nothing--previously, plus movie
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
++The Taming of the Shrew--previously
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
++Romeo and Juliet--previously plus movie
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
++Julius Caesar--previously
Macbeth
++Hamlet--movie
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
++Othello--previously, plus movie
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

++Shakespeare's sonnets--previously
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Other:
1) Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk Jane Sutcliffe 3-9-22


message 63: by Teri-K (last edited Sep 26, 2025 08:09AM) (new)

Teri-K | 4 comments I recently challenged myself to reread all his plays and finally get to the ones I haven't read, so this will be a great place to keep track. Thanks!
The Shakespearian Challenge
Completed: 15/38

Comedies 5/16
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It 12/26/2022 4*
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice 1/12/2025 4.5*
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream 11/14/2022 5*
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest 1/15/2022 4*
Twelfth Night 3/30/2025 3*
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale 12/18/2022 3*

Histories 4/10
King John 5/3/2023 4*
Richard II 8/31/2023 5*
Henry IV, Part 1 9/30/2024 4*
Henry IV, Part 2 11/23/2024 2*
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies 4/12
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth 10/31/2022 5*
Hamlet 9/26 2025 4.5*
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear 2/5/2023 4*
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra 3/13/2023 3*
Cymbeline 12/7/2024 2*


message 64: by Patty (new)

Patty Smith (pinkpurlandprose) | 212 comments This year I'm committing to reading some Shakespeare - I've never read all his works!

Start Date: 01/01/2025
Completed: 0/62

Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure‡
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth†
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


Lost plays
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim[nb 5]
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Apocrypha - from the definition of this term I'm guessing these works are questionable as to whether they are works of Shakespeare? I'll you to decide if you'll read them.
Arden of Faversham
The Birth of Merlin
Locrine
The London Prodigal
The Puritan
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Sir John Oldcastle
Thomas Lord Cromwell
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Edward III
Sir Thomas More


message 65: by Sonja (last edited Oct 05, 2025 10:27PM) (new)

Sonja | 39 comments Start Date: 06/19/2025
Completed: 8/62
Currently reading: The Tempest

Comedies:
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure‡
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale

Histories:
King John
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Richard III
Henry VIII

Tragedies:
Romeo and Juliet
Coriolanus
Titus Andronicus
Timon of Athens
Julius Caesar
Macbeth†
Hamlet
Troilus and Cressida
King Lear
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline

Shakespeare's sonnets:
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint

Lost plays:
Love's Labour's Won
Cardenio

Poems:
Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Phoenix and the Turtle
A Lover's Complaint


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