Which of Shakespeare's plays is the greatest (in your opinion) and why?

Question

Which of Shakespeare's plays is the greatest (in your opinion) and why?

Answer 1

maybe hamlet....revenge is a human feeling....we all try to deny it, but when someone we really love is hurted we sometime think about revenge....or not?

Answer 2

Thank you for adding (In your opinion).

   I happen to like 12th night, because of the story line, and the fact that it isn't touted as one of the most well known pieces.

Answer 3

"Hamlet" or "King Lear" -- your choice.  Reasons are the serious themes of each, the poetry, the thoughts on the human condition  -- the "gravity" of each, for lack of a better word.

Answer 4

romeo and juliet because leonardo decapiro was in it

Answer 5

Objectively speaking, Hamlet is often called the greatest play ever written, and there's a lot to support this.  But even lesser known Shakespearean plays are pretty good, so when you add "in your opinion" I have to list a couple:

Much Ado About Nothing -- a comedy with singing and dancing and intrigue and a happy ending

and

Winter's Tale -- An overlooked play that is getting much more attention now that has an absolutely beautiful "miracle" at the end

Answer 6

I'd say Romeo and Juliet!

Answer 7

The Tempest.  A funny, comedy, thriller, love story. And no one dies.

Peace.

Answer 8

Personally I like The Taming of The Shrew.

Half the cast does NOT die in the end, unlike Hamlet.

And it shows how two completely different people can work things out in the end and be happier for it.

:)

-K

Answer 9

I always loved Hamlet.  It really appealed to me in high school, mainly because he was a young man whose life wasn't going the way he hoped.  He lost his father and watched his mother remarry his uncle, was betrayed by friends, was betrayed by the girl he loved, and ultimately (possibly) loses his mind.  Or does he?  The unanswered questions paired with his devilish cleverness and his ultimate revenge that catches so many in its snare just fascinated me.  I loved him as a character.  I felt I could relate to being the outcast, which is how he felt.

Two runners-up for me would be A Midsummer Night's Dream (funny and clever) and The Tempest (Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, and Caliban are great characters written with great wit.)