How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
Well, other than the tired old discussion about the authorship of all of Shakespeare’s plays, there is a serious discussion about whether he authored “Titus Andronicus.” It’s a pretty far cry from his other works, in terms of quality. But, the massive gore and bloodshed have made it quite popular with the masses. http://shakespeare.about.com/library/faqs/blfaqstitusauthor.htm Q. Could someone other than Shakespeare have penned “Titus Andronicus”? It is so unlike Shakespeare’s other dramas. A. “Titus Andronicus” was Shakespeare’s first attempt at the tragedy genre. Some scholars believe that Shakespeare did not write the play, but both Folio editors (who worked with Shakespeare in the same theatrical companies) included the work with Shakespeare’s other plays, and Francis Meres listed it as Shakespeare’s work in 1598. So, although it is not as good as his later work, I would say it is in fact his. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/titus/context.html In the absence of definitive proo
