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They're generally called Shakespeare's plays. Sometimes they are called by the type of plays they are: histories, tragedies and comedies. That's how they are referred to in the First Folio, the first compendium of the plays.

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Who published Plays?

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When is the next Shakespeare play and what is it called?

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What plays did the kings men own from shakespeare?

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