All's Well That Ends Well

play by Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a comedy. It was based on a story in Boccaccio's Decameron. The date All's Well was written is uncertain, but it was probably written between 1600 and 1603. It was probably first performed about 1602-1603, and probably first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The play is about Helena's love for the unresponsive Bertram.

All's Well That Ends Well
The first page of All's Well That Ends Well, from the First Folio
Written byWilliam Shakespeare
CharactersHelena
Bertram
Parolles
Date of premiere1602-1603
Place of premiereLondon, England
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingFrance
Italy

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