The name of Shakespeare is the greatest in all literature.
No man ever came near to him in the creative power of
the mind; no man ever had such strength and such variety
of imagination. He wrote in his day some thirty-seven
plays and a few poems; since then as many hundred
volumes have been written in praise of his
accomplishment. At the present time unnumbered critics,
historians and scholars are still explaining the mind and
the art displayed in that same neglected work.
Shakespeare's plays are a canon of dramatic works
written by the English poet, playwright, and actor. The
exact number of plays as well as their classifications as
tragedy, history, comedy, or otherwise is a matter of
scholarly debate. Shakespeare's plays are widely
regarded as among the greatest in the English language
and are continually performed around the world. His
plays have been translated into every major living
language. Having that in mind, it is correct to say that are
plays written by William Shakespeare, except for: