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Plays that resist the tragic or comic label.
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The Great BooksThe BacchaeEuripidesThe BacchaeEuripides · c. 405 BCEOn 7 listsThe Great BooksHamletWilliam ShakespeareHamletWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1600On 6 lists
King LearWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1605-1606On 6 lists
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1611On 6 lists
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe FaustFaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808On 6 lists
MedeaEuripides · 431 BCEOn 4 listsHippolytusEuripides · 428 BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksThe CloudsAristophanesThe CloudsAristophanes · 423 BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksMacbethWilliam ShakespeareMacbethWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BirdsAristophanesThe BirdsAristophanes · 414 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksThe FrogsAristophanesThe FrogsAristophanes · 405 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksRichard IIWilliam ShakespeareRichard IIWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595On 3 listsThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 1William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare · c. 1596-1597On 3 lists
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 3 listsThe Great BooksTartuffeMolièreTartuffeMolière · 1664On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Doll's HouseHenrik IbsenA Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen · 1879On 3 lists
LysistrataAristophanes · 411 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksAs You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareAs You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1599On 2 lists
Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare · 1599On 2 lists
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1601On 2 listsThe Great BooksAntony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareAntony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606-1607On 2 lists
English Minor PoemsJohn Milton · 1629-1673On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe School for WivesMolièreThe School for WivesMolière · 1662On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MisanthropeMolièreThe MisanthropeMolière · 1666On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MiserMolièreThe MiserMolière · 1668On 2 listsThe Great BooksDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1787On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Wild DuckHenrik IbsenThe Wild DuckHenrik Ibsen · 1884On 2 listsThe Great BooksHedda GablerHenrik IbsenHedda GablerHenrik Ibsen · 1890On 2 listsThe Great BooksSaint JoanGeorge Bernard ShawSaint JoanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1923On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Trojan WomenEuripidesThe Trojan WomenEuripides · 415 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksDoctor FaustusChristopher MarloweDoctor FaustusChristopher Marlowe · c. 1592On 1 listThe Great BooksEdward the SecondChristopher MarloweEdward the SecondChristopher Marlowe · c. 1592On 1 list
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1590-1592On 1 listThe Great BooksRichard IIIWilliam ShakespeareRichard IIIWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1592-1593On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1594On 1 list
Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595On 1 list
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595-1596On 1 list
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1596-1597On 1 listThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 2William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 2William Shakespeare · c. 1597-1598On 1 listThe Great BooksHenry VWilliam ShakespeareHenry VWilliam Shakespeare · 1599On 1 listThe Great BooksMuch Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMuch Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1598-1599On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Shoemaker's HolidayThomas DekkerThe Shoemaker's HolidayThomas Dekker · 1599On 1 listThe Great BooksTroilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareTroilus and CressidaWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1602On 1 listThe Great BooksMeasure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareMeasure for MeasureWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 1 listThe Great BooksCoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareCoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1608On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John FletcherPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John Fletcher · c. 1609On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareThe Winter's TaleWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1610-1611On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterThe Duchess of MalfiJohn Webster · c. 1613On 1 listThe Great BooksLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la Barca · 1635On 1 listThe Great BooksLe CidPierre CorneilleLe CidPierre Corneille · 1637On 1 listThe Great BooksPolyeuctePierre CorneillePolyeuctePierre Corneille · 1642-1643On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Critique of the School for WivesMolièreThe Critique of the School for WivesMolière · 1663On 1 listThe Great BooksDon JuanMolièreDon JuanMolière · 1665On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Would-Be GentlemanMolièreThe Would-Be GentlemanMolière · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imaginary InvalidMolièreThe Imaginary InvalidMolière · 1673On 1 list
Selected WorksSor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1680s-1691On 1 listThe Great BooksSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian BachSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian Bach · 1727On 1 listThe Great BooksMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim LessingMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1767On 1 listThe Great BooksShe Stoops to ConquerOliver GoldsmithShe Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith · 1773On 1 listThe Great BooksThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley SheridanThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777On 1 listThe Great BooksEgmontJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEgmontJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788On 1 listThe Great BooksWilliam TellFriedrich SchillerWilliam TellFriedrich Schiller · 1804On 1 listThe Great BooksManfredLord ByronManfredLord Byron · 1817On 1 listThe Great BooksThe CenciPercy Bysshe ShelleyThe CenciPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1819On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksA Blot in the 'ScutcheonRobert BrowningA Blot in the 'ScutcheonRobert Browning · 1843On 1 listThe Great BooksTristan and IsoldeRichard WagnerTristan and IsoldeRichard Wagner · 1857On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Master BuilderHenrik IbsenThe Master BuilderHenrik Ibsen · 1892On 1 list
Uncle VanyaAnton Chekhov · 1897On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard ShawMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1905On 1 listThe Great BooksPygmalionGeorge Bernard ShawPygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1912On 1 listThe Great BooksSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi PirandelloSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi Pirandello · 1921On 1 listThe Great BooksMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'NeillMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'Neill · 1931On 1 listThe Great BooksMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt BrechtMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt Brecht · 1939On 1 listThe Great BooksNo ExitJean-Paul SartreNo ExitJean-Paul Sartre · 1944On 1 list
Waiting for GodotSamuel Beckett · 1952On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 list
King LearWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1605-1606On 6 listsThe TempestWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1611On 6 listsJohann Wolfgang von Goethe FaustFaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808On 6 listsMedeaEuripides · 431 BCEOn 4 listsHippolytusEuripides · 428 BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksThe CloudsAristophanesThe CloudsAristophanes · 423 BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksMacbethWilliam ShakespeareMacbethWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BirdsAristophanesThe BirdsAristophanes · 414 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksThe FrogsAristophanesThe FrogsAristophanes · 405 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksRichard IIWilliam ShakespeareRichard IIWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595On 3 listsThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 1William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare · c. 1596-1597On 3 listsOthelloWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 3 listsThe Great BooksTartuffeMolièreTartuffeMolière · 1664On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Doll's HouseHenrik IbsenA Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen · 1879On 3 listsLysistrataAristophanes · 411 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksAs You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareAs You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1599On 2 listsJulius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare · 1599On 2 listsTwelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1601On 2 listsThe Great BooksAntony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareAntony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606-1607On 2 listsEnglish Minor PoemsJohn Milton · 1629-1673On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe School for WivesMolièreThe School for WivesMolière · 1662On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MisanthropeMolièreThe MisanthropeMolière · 1666On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MiserMolièreThe MiserMolière · 1668On 2 listsThe Great BooksDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus MozartDon GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1787On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Wild DuckHenrik IbsenThe Wild DuckHenrik Ibsen · 1884On 2 listsThe Great BooksHedda GablerHenrik IbsenHedda GablerHenrik Ibsen · 1890On 2 listsThe Great BooksSaint JoanGeorge Bernard ShawSaint JoanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1923On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Trojan WomenEuripidesThe Trojan WomenEuripides · 415 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksDoctor FaustusChristopher MarloweDoctor FaustusChristopher Marlowe · c. 1592On 1 listThe Great BooksEdward the SecondChristopher MarloweEdward the SecondChristopher Marlowe · c. 1592On 1 listThe Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1590-1592On 1 listThe Great BooksRichard IIIWilliam ShakespeareRichard IIIWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1592-1593On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1594On 1 listRomeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595On 1 listA Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595-1596On 1 listThe Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1596-1597On 1 listThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 2William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 2William Shakespeare · c. 1597-1598On 1 listThe Great BooksHenry VWilliam ShakespeareHenry VWilliam Shakespeare · 1599On 1 listThe Great BooksMuch Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMuch Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1598-1599On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Shoemaker's HolidayThomas DekkerThe Shoemaker's HolidayThomas Dekker · 1599On 1 listThe Great BooksTroilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareTroilus and CressidaWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1602On 1 listThe Great BooksMeasure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareMeasure for MeasureWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 1 listThe Great BooksCoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareCoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1608On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John FletcherPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John Fletcher · c. 1609On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareThe Winter's TaleWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1610-1611On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterThe Duchess of MalfiJohn Webster · c. 1613On 1 listThe Great BooksLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la Barca · 1635On 1 listThe Great BooksLe CidPierre CorneilleLe CidPierre Corneille · 1637On 1 listThe Great BooksPolyeuctePierre CorneillePolyeuctePierre Corneille · 1642-1643On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Critique of the School for WivesMolièreThe Critique of the School for WivesMolière · 1663On 1 listThe Great BooksDon JuanMolièreDon JuanMolière · 1665On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Would-Be GentlemanMolièreThe Would-Be GentlemanMolière · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imaginary InvalidMolièreThe Imaginary InvalidMolière · 1673On 1 listSelected WorksSor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1680s-1691On 1 listThe Great BooksSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian BachSt. Matthew PassionJohann Sebastian Bach · 1727On 1 listThe Great BooksMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim LessingMinna von BarnhelmGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1767On 1 listThe Great BooksShe Stoops to ConquerOliver GoldsmithShe Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith · 1773On 1 listThe Great BooksThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley SheridanThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777On 1 listThe Great BooksEgmontJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEgmontJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788On 1 listThe Great BooksWilliam TellFriedrich SchillerWilliam TellFriedrich Schiller · 1804On 1 listThe Great BooksManfredLord ByronManfredLord Byron · 1817On 1 listThe Great BooksThe CenciPercy Bysshe ShelleyThe CenciPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1819On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksA Blot in the 'ScutcheonRobert BrowningA Blot in the 'ScutcheonRobert Browning · 1843On 1 listThe Great BooksTristan and IsoldeRichard WagnerTristan and IsoldeRichard Wagner · 1857On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Master BuilderHenrik IbsenThe Master BuilderHenrik Ibsen · 1892On 1 listUncle VanyaAnton Chekhov · 1897On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard ShawMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1905On 1 listThe Great BooksPygmalionGeorge Bernard ShawPygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1912On 1 listThe Great BooksSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi PirandelloSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi Pirandello · 1921On 1 listThe Great BooksMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'NeillMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'Neill · 1931On 1 listThe Great BooksMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt BrechtMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt Brecht · 1939On 1 listThe Great BooksNo ExitJean-Paul SartreNo ExitJean-Paul Sartre · 1944On 1 listWaiting for GodotSamuel Beckett · 1952On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 list