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Type books by William Shakespeare
40 classic titles for free typing practice. Pick a book and type chapter by chapter to build real speed and accuracy.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff runs astray of the denizens of Windsor by trying to seduce several local wives at once.
King Lear
An aging king divides his kingdom between his two eldest daughters, slighting the third, and comes to bitterly regret his decision.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two best friends become involved in a love triangle.
Twelfth Night
A woman disguises herself as a man and becomes entangled in the courtship of two aristocrats.
Timon of Athens
A wealthy Athenian lord becomes poor and friendless after his “friends” take advantage of his hospitality.
Macbeth
An ambitious general murders the King of Scotland and takes the throne for himself—and then he must deal with the consequences.
Romeo and Juliet
The children of two opposing houses fall in love.
Much Ado About Nothing
One couple is tricked into falling in love, and another couple is tricked into falling out of love.
Pericles
A Tyrian prince flees after he discovers a terrible secret.
Hamlet
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son, Hamlet, to avenge his death.
Richard III
King Edward IV’s brother, Richard of Gloucester, ascends to the English throne through deadly machinations.
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VI is overthrown and Edward Plantagenet becomes the new King of England.
Henry IV, Part II
The rebel forces plan another assault against King Henry’s forces after losing at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
Cymbeline
A British princess marries a poor gentleman against her father the King’s wishes.
As You Like It
Forced to flee to the Forest of Arden, the daughter of a duke encounters a variety of characters, her banished father, and even finds love.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This comedy follows four lovers and a thespian who become bewitched by fairies.
Henry VI, Part II
King Henry VI marries Margaret of Anjou and further stokes discord within his court.
All’s Well That Ends Well
A woman tricks her husband into fulfilling his marriage demands.
Henry IV, Part I
King Henry IV faces Welsh and Scottish rebels while English royals plot to betray their own king.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Two cousins fall in love with a beautiful princess.
Titus Andronicus
A blood feud erupts between a famous Roman general and the Queen of the Goths.
The Merchant of Venice
To help his friend Bassanio woo the beautiful Portia, the Venetian merchant Antonio borrows a large sum from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender.
Henry VIII
King Henry VIII plans to divorce his first wife for Anne Bullen.
The Winter’s Tale
A king’s unfounded jealousy destroys his family and kingdom.
Henry V
Shakespeare’s 1599 play chronicling the history of King Henry the Fifth and his famous victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
King John
King John is commanded to hand over his throne to Arthur of Bretagne or face war with the French.
Richard II
King Richard II’s wasteful spending habits drive his supporters to revolt.
Edward III
Edward III declares himself the true heir of France, which launches the Hundred Years’ War.
Antony and Cleopatra
Mark Antony, a Roman triumvir, and Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, become embroiled in a deadly love affair.
Othello
Jealousy destroys the marriage between an older black man and a younger white woman in 1500s Venice.
Love’s Labour’s Lost
A king and his men swear to abstain from women, just as four women arrive for a state visit.
Julius Caesar
A play portraying the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Troilus and Cressida
A Trojan prince falls in love with a woman amid the Trojan War, only to see her exchanged to the Greeks for a prisoner of war.
The Taming of the Shrew
An unmarriageable shrew receives a marriage proposal.
The Tempest
A magic-induced tempest shipwrecks the king of Naples and his crew on an island inhabited by the usurped duke of Milan.
Measure for Measure
A duke pretends to leave Vienna so that he can observe his deputy’s management during his supposed absence.
The Comedy of Errors
Two sets of identical twins are mistaken for their lost siblings.
Coriolanus
A famous Roman general wants to run for consul.
Henry VI, Part I
King Henry VI takes the throne during a time of great political division: the quarreling among English noblemen and the collapse of England’s hold in France.
Poetry
A collection of William Shakespeare’s poems and sonnets.