The fifth age: plays from about 1601 to 1607
During this time Shakespeare wrote plays of dark power.
- Two dark comedies (All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure)
- A disturbing play that defies category (Troilus and Cressida)
- A tragedy of love (Othello)
- A tragedy of age, of parents and children (King Lear)
- A tragedy of power, of husband and wife (Macbeth)
- A tragedy of Rome, Egypt, power and love (Antony and Cleopatra)
- A tragedy of Rome and power, of mother and child (Coriolanus)
All are listed in the Chronology.