William shakespeare works and biography

TitleYear writtenFirst publicationsPerformancesAuthorship notes All's Well That Ends Well1601–1608 First published in the First FolioBelieved to have been performed between 1606 and 1608.

No recorded performances before The Restoration. The earliest recorded performance was in 1741 at Goodman's Fields, with another the following year at Drury Lane.

When was william shakespeare born and died

Summary Helena, a ward of the Countess of Rousillion, falls in love with the Countess's son, Bertram. Daughter of a famous doctor, and a skilled physician in her own right, Helena cures the King of France—who feared he was dying—and he grants her Bertram's hand as a reward.

Bertram, however, offended by the inequality of the marriage, sets off for war, swearing he will not live with his wife until she can present him with a son, and with his own ring—two tasks which he believes impossible. However, with the aid of a bed trick, Helena fulfils his tasks, Bertram realises t