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The Works

The Works (Shakespeare's plays and poems)
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How many languages has Shakespeare been translated into?
How many words were in Shakespeare's vocabulary?
How many words are in all of Shakespeare's works?
How many copies of the First Folio still exist?
Are there any of Shakespeare's manuscripts surviving? If not, why?
Which is the longest/shortest play?
Which is the longest male role?
What is the longest female role?
Where did Shakespeare find the source material for the stories told in his plays?
What was Shakespeare's first published work?
What is the most popular of Shakespeare's plays?
What is the difference between a quarto and a folio?
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
Can you provide me with a chronology of Shakespeare's works?
Can you name some flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays?
Can you give me some examples of words coined by Shakespeare?
Can you give me some examples of everyday phrases coined by Shakespeare?
According to Shakespeare what are the 'seven ages' of man, and in what play are they mentioned?
Which character appears in the most of Shakespeare's plays?
How many sonnets and poems did Shakespeare write?
Into what categories are Shakespeare's plays divided?
Why is Shakespeare still so famous?

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