Shakespeare'in eserlerini okuma sırası, ilk yayınlanma tarihine göre şu şekildedir: Komediler: 1. The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594); 2. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1594); 3. Measure for Measure (1594); 4. The Comedy of Errors (1594); 5. Much Ado About Nothing (1595); 6. Love's Labour's Lost (1595); 7. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595); 8. The Merchant of Venice (1598); 9. As You Like It (1599); 10. The Taming of the Shrew (1599). Tarih Oyunları: 1. King John (1590); 2. Richard II (1590); 3. Henry IV, Part 1 (1590); 4. Henry IV, Part 2 (1590); 5. Henry V (1591); 6. Henry VI, Part 1 (1596); 7. Henry VI, Part 2 (1597); 8. Henry VI, Part 3 (1597); 9. Richard III (1597); 10. Henry VIII (1597). Trajediler: 1. Troilus and Cressida (1592); 2. Coriolanus (1593); 3. Titus Andronicus (1594); 4. Romeo and Juliet (1595); 5. Timon of Athens (1596); 6. Julius Caesar (