Reading Shakespeare

Dear Shakespear I would like to propose our next work is Titus Andronicus, and that we meet to discuss on Saturday May 16th, which is 4 weeks after our last meeting. This looks like it is out of chronological order compared to the list I put on this site, but there is reason to believe this play was written a little earlier than the date given here, and may be WS's first one. This could explain why the style is so different from plays immediately following. Enjoy! R Reego

Welcome to this blog, set up for the group reading Shakespeare on Zoom. I enjoyed our first meeting where we discussed Othello. If we wanted to read all the Bard's works in under three years, one possible timetable could be as below.  It might look a lot, but then one play is meant to be just one evenings entertainment...  There's no law saying anyone has to read every one. 1 The Two Gentlemen of Verona  (1589–1591)      May 2020 2 The Taming of the Shrew (1590–1591)               May 3 Henry VI, Part 2 (1591)                                       June 4 Henry VI, Part 3 (1591)                                        Jul y 5 Henry VI, Part 1  (1591–1592)     ...