Talk:List of Shakespeare's works

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This article was nominated for deletion on June 17, 2007. The result of the discussion was withdrawn.

[edit] synopses, etc.

Hello, with the current format, do you feel that brief plot synopses would still be appropriate? Another question: do you think that each play could have an indication whether it is considered a comedy, tragedy, or history? Thanks, Kyoko 07:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if plot summaries are necessary considering the articles provide that - however they could be added , by adding a second row to each title and having it span several rows above (see below). I'm also planning on adding tragedy/comedy/history below the titles of the works in the next big edit. -- Editor at Large • talk 08:52, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Example format:

Shakespeare's plays
Title	Year written	First publications	Performances	Authorship notes
The Comedy of Errors Comedy	1592 - 1594	First published in the First Folio	The first recorded performance was by "a company of base and common fellows," mentioned in the Gesta Grayorum ("The Deeds of Gray") as having occurred in Gray's Inn Hall on Dec. 28, 1594. The second also took place on "Innocents' Day" but ten years later - in 1604, at Court.[II]	sole authorship
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Oh, so that‘s what the play is about! I've never read it, nor seen it! Seriously, I was only thinking of a brief description, perhaps only one or two lines, such as "King Lear: an aged king faces troubles when he tries to divide his inheritance between his daughters." I don't know if having such descriptions is absolutely necessary, but they would help fill out the list, and perhaps further distinguish this list from the main articles. --Kyoko 21:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Haha. I like the layout idea shown above, as well. I think synopses would be excellent in the format you have proposed (except maybe in English) :) Wrad 21:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Well yes, lorem ipsum can't be used for every synopsis. Someone would be bound to notice, eventually. --Kyoko 21:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm actually partial to Cicero's first Catiline Oration as placeholder text :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 02:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC)