Two Gentlemen of Verona is thought to be the first play written by Shakespeare. It was first published in the 1623 Folio but thought to have been composed in 1590–91.
The Taming of the Shrew may have been written in 1592 or earlier, but it was also first published in the 1623 Folio.
The Tragedy of King Richard the Third, with a first printing in 1597, was probably first performed in 1592–93.
The First Part of the Contention of the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster (The Second Part of Henry VI) was probably composed about 1594.
The Comedy of Errors, although not published until 1623, was presumably written much earlier and was first performed in 1594.
Titus Andronicus, the first of Shakespeare's Latin plays, the revenge tragedy, was printed in 1594.
The First Part of Henry the Sixth is often attributed to multiple authors, and there are no printed editions prior to the 1623 Folio, but the play is thought to have been performed for the first time in 1594–95.
Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) was first printed in 1595.
Love's Labour's Lost followed in 1594–95 and was followed by Love's Labour's Won, which survives only in a small fragment.
A Midsummer Night's Dream may have been performed as early as 1595, although it was not printed until 1600. The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, first published in 1597, is also thought to have been composed in 1595. Both plays offer contrasting views of love and marriage.
