Books like Plays by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, follows four young lovers who wander into an enchanted forest where fairies, Hobgoblins, and mischievous Puck stir hilariously magical chaos.

A witty Victorian comedy in which characters adopt false identities to evade social obligations, exposing the hypocrisy of late‑Victorian society.

George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play *Pygmalion*, inspired by the Greek myth of its namesake, examines social class and speech as tools of identity in London.

A spirited comedy set in sixteenth‑century Venice, where Bassanio seeks Portia’s favor, turns to Antonio, and Antonio’s debt to the Jewish moneylender Shylock sparks a dramatic courtroom clash.

CliffsComplete offers the full original text of Shakespeare’s comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, paired with scene‑by‑scene commentary, glossary, and a character map to aid study of its social themes and historical context.

William Shakespeare’s comedy follows a usurped Duke and his court in exile as they seek refuge in the Forest of Arden, where humor and wisdom abound with characters such as the cynical Lord Jaques and the jester Touchstone.

A curated collection of William Shakespeare’s 37 plays and 6 poems, featuring classic works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and sonnets.

Measure for Measure explores mercy and justice in a flexible, common-sense governance.

Shakespeare’s comedy follows the love‑blocked pairs Hero and Claudio and Benedick and Beatrice, whose witty quarrels and false accusations ultimately culminate in a humorous resolution of misunderstandings and mistaken identity.

Samuel Beckett’s masterful farce, *Waiting for Godot*, first staged in 1953, examines human absurdity and the elusiveness of hope through the symbolic wait for a mysterious figure.

A witty 18th-century comedy of manners that uses false identities and romantic entanglements to lampoon the pretensions and sentimentality of its society, all while highlighting parental disapproval.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1777 comedy of manners, The School for Scandal, satirises London society’s obsession with appearance and reputation, revealing the hidden follies and contradictions behind genteel façades.

William Congreve’s 1700 comedy, The Way of the World, is a satirical portrait of Restoration society’s manners, love affairs, and class dynamics.

A comprehensive collection of William Shakespeare’s major works, including 38 plays—from tragedies like Hamlet and Macbeth to comedies such as Twelfth Night—and 5 poems, sonnets, and occasional lyric pieces.

Contains 37 plays by William Shakespeare, including classics like Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth.

A comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773

Contains: PLAYS (38) All's Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline [Hamlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15203981W/Hamlet) Julius Caesar King Henry IV. Part 1 King Henry IV. Part 2 King Henry V King Henry VI. Part 1 King Henry VI. Part 2 King Henry VI. Part 3 King Henry VIII King John King Lear King Richard II King Richard III Love's Labour's Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night's Dream [Much Ado About Nothing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362691W) Othello Pericles [Romeo and Juliet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362705W/Romeo_and_Juliet) Taming of the Shew [Tempest](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362699W) Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona **Two Noble Kinsmen** Winter's Tale POEMS (5) & Sonnets Lover's Complaint Phoenix and the Turtle Rape of Lucrece Sonnets Venus and Adonis

A comprehensive volume containing William Shakespeare’s major plays—from *Hamlet* and *King Lear* to *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*—alongside his *Sonnets*, offering readers an expansive view of his dramatic and poetic legacy.

A comprehensive compilation of William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, tragedies, romances, poems and brief accounts of lost plays, encompassing classic titles such as *Hamlet*, *Macbeth* and *Romeo and Juliet* as well as lesser‑known fragments.