All's Well That Ends Well is a classic comedy by William Shakespeare. Commonly referred to as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays,"Britain In Print: Is Hamlet a Problem Play? there is no record of the play having been performed until long after Shakespeare's death.
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- "My friends were poor but honest." 1.3
- "They say miracles are past." 2.3
- "A young man married is a man that's marred." 2.3
- "No legacy is so rich as honesty." 3.5
- "The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together." 4.3
Problem Play
All's Well That Ends Well has been classified by Shakespeare scholars as a "problem play," in that it is difficult to determine if it was written as a comedy or a tragedy. Other problem plays include Measure for Measure and Troilus and Cressida.Britain In Print: Is Hamlet a Problem Play?
All's Well That Ends Well in TV and Films
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1940: All's Well That Ends Well First Sound Production
2007: Alls Well That Ends Well
