* Comedies: These plays often feature witty dialogue, playful characters, and happy endings. Examples include *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *As You Like It*, and *Twelfth Night*.
* Tragedies: These plays explore serious themes like love, loss, betrayal, and fate, and usually end in tragedy. Examples include *Hamlet*, *Othello*, *King Lear*, and *Macbeth*.
* Histories: These plays focus on historical events and figures from English history. Examples include *Richard III*, *Henry V*, and *Richard II*.
In addition to plays, Shakespeare also wrote sonnets (14-line poems with a specific rhyme scheme) and long narrative poems like *Venus and Adonis* and *The Rape of Lucrece*.
So, while Shakespeare is often associated with drama, he was a truly versatile writer who explored a wide range of genres.