A garden of poems（The First Period）
of shakespeare's plays have come down to us. their probable chronological order is arranged as follows： the first period(1590～1600)
1590--henry vi, part i.
henry vi, part ii.
1591--henry vi, part iii.
1592--richard iii.
the comedy of errors.
1593--titus andronicus.
the taming of the shrew.
1594--the two gentlemen of verona.
love's labour's lost.
romeo and juliet.
1595--richard ii
a mid-summer night's dream.
1596--king john.
the merchant of venice.
1597--henry iv, part i.
henry iv, part ii.
1598--much ado about nothing.
henry v.
the merry wives of windsor.
1599--julius caesar.
as you like it.
1600--twelfth night.
the second period( 1601～ 1608) :
1601-- hamlet.
1602--troilus and cressida.
all's well that ends well.
1604--measure for measure.
othello.
1605--king lear.
macbeth.
1606--antony and cleopatra.
1607--coriolanus.
timon of athens.
1608--pericles.
the third period(1609～1612) :
1609--cymbeline.
1610---the winter's tale.
1612--the tempest.
henry viii.