Shakespeare in a Year, 2017
Arranged by
Matthew J. Franck
Oxford Shakespeare: Complete Works (second edition) used for scene division, line numbers of
poems. This edition contains two versions of King Lear; the plan below uses the later one. Also
suitable is the Shakespeare Pro application for Apple or Android devices, though it includes the
earlier King Lear.
JANUARY
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Fri
6
Sun
1
Sonnets 1 – 3
7
8
Venus & Adonis, 1 – 72
Sonnets 4 – 6
14
15
Venus & Adonis, 73 – 144
Sonnets 7 – 9
Sat
Sun
21
22
Venus & Adonis, 145 – 216
Sonnets 10 – 12
Sat
Sun
28
29
Venus & Adonis, 217 – 288
Sonnets 13 – 15
Two Gentlemen of Verona, I – II.1
Two Gentlemen, II.2 – II.7
Two Gentlemen, III
Two Gentlemen, IV
Two Gentlemen, V
Mon
16
Sat
Sun
Taming of the Shrew, Induction (prologue)
Taming, I
Taming, II
Taming, III – IV.1
Taming, IV.2 – 5
Sat
Sun
Taming, V
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
17
18
19
20
1 Henry VI, I.1 – 5
1 Henry VI, I.6 – II.4
1 Henry VI, II.5 – III.5
1 Henry VI, III.6 – IV.3
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9
10
11
12
13
Mon
Tue
23
24
1 Henry VI, IV.4 – V.4
1 Henry VI, V.5 – 7
Wed
Thu
Fri
25
26
27
2 Henry VI, I.1 – 3
2 Henry VI, I.4 – II.3
2 Henry VI, II.4 – III.1
Mon 30
Tue 31
FEBRUARY
Wed 1
Thu 2
2 Henry VI, III.2 – 3
2 Henry VI, IV.1 – 6
2 Henry VI, IV.7 – 9
2 Henry VI, V
2
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
6
7
8
9
10
3 Henry VI, I.1 – 3
13
3 Henry VI, V
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
14
15
16
17
Titus Andronicus, I
Titus, II.1 – 3
Titus, II.4 – III.2
Titus, IV
Mon
20
Titus, V
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
22
23
24
Richard III, I.1 – 2
Richard III, I.3
Richard III, I.4 – II.1
Richard III, II.2 – III.1
Mon 27
Tue 28
MARCH
Wed 1
Thu 2
Richard III, III.2 – 6
Richard III, III.7 – IV.3
Fri
Edward III, 1 – 2
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
6
7
8
9
10
13
14
15
16
4
5
Venus & Adonis, 289 – 360
Sonnets 16 – 18
Sat
Sun
11
12
Venus & Adonis, 361 – 432
Sonnets 19 – 21
Sat
Sun
18
19
Venus & Adonis, 433 – 504
Sonnets 22 – 24
Sat
Sun
25
26
Venus & Adonis, 505 –576
Sonnets 25 – 27
Sat
Sun
4
5
Venus & Adonis, 577 – 648
Sonnets 28 – 30
Sat
Sun
11
12
Venus & Adonis, 649 – 720
Sonnets 31 – 33
3 Henry VI, I.4 – II.1
3 Henry VI, II.2 – 5
3 Henry VI, II.6 – III.2
3 Henry VI, III.3 – IV.1
3 Henry VI, IV.2 – 10
Mon
3
Sat
Sun
Richard III, IV.4 – 5
Richard III, V
Edward III, 3 – 4
Edward III, 5 – 8
Edward III, 9 – 12
Edward III, 13 – 17
Edward III, 18
Comedy of Errors, I
Comedy of Errors, II
Comedy of Errors, III
Comedy of Errors, IV
3
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Mon
17
20
21
22
23
24
27
Comedy of Errors, V
Venus & Adonis, 721 – 792
Sonnets 34 – 36
Sat
Sun
25
26
Venus & Adonis, 793 – 864
Sonnets 37 – 39
Sat
Sun
1
2
Venus & Adonis, 865 – 936
Sonnets 40 – 42
Sat
Sun
8
9
Venus & Adonis, 937 – 1008
Sonnets 43 – 45
Sat
Sun
15
16
Venus & Adonis, 1009–1080
Sonnets 46 – 48
Sat
Sun
22
23
Venus & Adonis, 1081–1152
Sonnets 49 – 51
Love’s Labour’s Lost, V.2
Richard II, I.1 – 3
Richard II, I.4 – II.1
Richard II, II.2 – III.1
Richard II, III.2 – 3
Mon
Tue
3
4
Richard II, III.4 – IV
Richard II, V
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
6
7
Romeo and Juliet, I.1 – 3
Romeo, I.4 – II.1
Romeo, II.2 – 5
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
10
11
12
13
Romeo, III.1 – 3
Romeo, III.4 – 5
Romeo, IV
Romeo, V
Fri
14
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
17
18
19
20
Midsummer, II
Midsummer, III.1 – 2
Midsummer, III.3 – IV
Midsummer, V
Fri
21
King John, I
24
25
26
27
18
19
Love’s Labour’s Lost, I
Love’s Labour’s Lost, II – III
Love’s Labour’s Lost, IV.1 – 2
Love’s Labour’s Lost, IV.3
Love’s Labour’s Lost, V.1
Tue 28
Wed 29
Thu 30
Fri
31
APRIL
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sat
Sun
King John, II.1
King John, II.2 – III.1
King John, III.2 – 4
King John, IV.1 – 2
4
Fri
28
King John, IV.3 – V.2
Sat
Sun
29
30
Venus & Adonis, 1153–1194
Sonnets 52 – 54
Sat
Sun
6
7
Rape of Lucrece, 1 – 70
Sonnets 55 – 57
Sat
Sun
13
14
Rape of Lucrece, 71 – 140
Sonnets 58 – 60
20
21
Rape of Lucrece, 141 – 210
Sonnets 61 – 63
27
28
Rape of Lucrece, 211 – 280
Sonnets 64 – 66
29
30
31
Sat
Sun
2 Henry IV, Induction (prologue) – I.1
2 Henry IV, I.2 – 3
2 Henry IV, II.1 – 3
2 Henry IV, II.4
2 Henry IV, III
Sat
Sun
2 Henry IV, IV.1 – 2
2 Henry IV, IV.3
2 Henry IV, V
1
2
Merry Wives of Windsor, I.1 – 3
Merry Wives, I.4 – II.1
3
4
Rape of Lucrece, 281 – 350
Sonnets 67 – 69
MAY
Mon 1
King John, V.3 – 7
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
The Merchant of Venice, I
Merchant, II.1 – 6
Merchant, II.7 – III.1
Merchant, III.2 – 4
2
3
4
5
Mon
Tue
8
9
Merchant, IV
Merchant, V
Wed
Thu
Fri
10
11
12
1 Henry IV, I.1 – 2
1 Henry IV, I.3 – II.1
1 Henry IV, II.2 – 4
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
JUNE
Thu
Fri
15
16
17
18
19
22
23
24
25
26
1 Henry IV, II.5
1 Henry IV, III.1 – 2
1 Henry IV, III.3 – IV.2
1 Henry IV, IV.3 – V.1
1 Henry IV, V.2 – 5
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
5
6
7
8
Merry Wives, II.2 – 3
Merry Wives, III.1 – 3
Merry Wives, III.4 – IV.1
Merry Wives, IV.2 – 6
5
Fri
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9
12
13
14
15
16
Merry Wives, V
19
20
Much Ado, IV.2 – V.1
Much Ado, V.2 – 4
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
22
23
Henry V, Prologue – I
Henry V, II.0 – 2
Henry V, II.3 – III.1
26
27
28
29
30
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
Rape of Lucrece, 351 – 420
Sonnets 70 – 72
Sat
Sun
17
18
Rape of Lucrece, 421 – 490
Sonnets 73 – 75
Sat
Sun
24
25
Rape of Lucrece, 491 – 560
Sonnets 76 – 78
Sat
Sun
1
2
Rape of Lucrece, 561 – 630
Sonnets 79 – 81
Sat
Sun
8
9
Rape of Lucrece, 631 – 700
Sonnets 82 – 84
Sat
Sun
15
16
Rape of Lucrece, 701 – 770
Sonnets 85 – 87
Much Ado About Nothing, I.1 – 2
Much Ado, I.3 – II.1
Much Ado, II.2 – 3
Much Ado, III.1 – 3
Much Ado, III.4 – IV.1
Mon
Tue
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
JULY
Sat
Sun
Henry V, III.2 – 5
Henry V, III.6 – IV.0
Henry V, IV.1 – 3
Henry V, IV.4 – V.0
Henry V, V.1 – Epilogue
Julius Caesar, I.1 – 2
INDEPENDENCE DAY: REST
Julius Caesar, I.3 – II.1
Julius Caesar, II.2 – III.1
Julius Caesar, III.2 – IV.1
Mon
Tue
10
11
Julius Caesar, IV.2
Julius Caesar, V
Wed
Thu
Fri
12
13
14
As You Like It, I.1 – 2
As You Like It, I.3 – II.5
As You Like It, II.6 – III.1
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
17
18
19
20
As You Like It, III.2
As You Like It, III.3 – 5
As You Like It, IV
As You Like It, V
Fri
21
Hamlet, I.1 – 2
6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24
25
26
27
28
Hamlet, IV.5 – V.1
Wed
Thu
Fri
Twelfth Night, I
Twelfth Night, II
Twelfth Night, III
7
8
Twelfth Night, IV
Twelfth Night, V
Wed
Thu
Fri
9
10
11
Troilus and Cressida, Prologue – I.2
Troilus, I.3 – II.1
Troilus, II.2 – 3
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
14
15
16
17
Troilus, III.1 – 2
Troilus, III.3 – IV.4
Troilus, IV.5 – V.1
Troilus, V.2 – 11
Fri
18
Sir Thomas More, 1 – 2
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
21
22
23
24
Sir Thomas More, 3 – 6
Sir Thomas More, 7 – 9
Sir Thomas More, 10 – 13
Sir Thomas More, 14 – 17
Fri
25
Measure for Measure, I
28
29
30
31
Rape of Lucrece, 771 – 840
Sonnets 88 – 90
Sat
Sun
29
30
Rape of Lucrece, 841 – 910
Sonnets 91 – 93
Sat
Sun
5
6
Rape of Lucrece, 911 – 980
Sonnets 94 – 96
Sat
Sun
12
13
Rape of Lucrece, 981 – 1050
Sonnets 97 –99
Sat
Sun
19
20
Rape of Lucrece, 1051–1120
Sonnets 100 – 102
Sat
Sun
26
27
Rape of Lucrece, 1121–1190
Sonnets 103 – 105
Hamlet, V.2
Mon
Tue
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
22
23
Hamlet, I.3 – 4
Hamlet, I.5 – II.1
Hamlet, II.2
Hamlet, III.1 – 2
Hamlet, III.3 – IV.4
Mon 31
AUGUST
Tue 1
2
3
4
Sat
Sun
Measure, II.1 – 3
Measure, II.4
Measure, III
Measure, IV
7
SEPTEMBER
Fri
1
Measure, V
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
4
5
6
7
8
11
12
13
Othello, III.4 – IV.1
Othello, IV.2 – 3
Othello, V
Thu
Fri
14
15
Timon of Athens, I
Timon, II – III.2
Mon
Tue
Wed
18
19
20
Timon, III.3 – IV.2
Timon, IV.3
Timon, V
Thu
Fri
21
22
Macbeth, I
Macbeth, II
Mon
Tue
Wed
25
26
27
Macbeth, III
Macbeth, IV
Macbeth, V
Thu
Fri
28
29
Antony and Cleopatra, I.1 – 4
Antony, I.5 – II.5
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
9
10
11
12
2
3
Rape of Lucrece, 1191–1260
Sonnets 106 – 108
Sat
Sun
9
10
Rape of Lucrece, 1261–1330
Sonnets 107 – 111
Sat
Sun
16
17
Rape of Lucrece, 1331–1400
Sonnets 112 – 114
Sat
Sun
23
24
Rape of Lucrece, 1401–1470
Sonnets 115 – 117
Sat
Sun
30
1
Rape of Lucrece, 1471–1540
Sonnets 118 – 120
Sat
Sun
7
8
Rape of Lucrece, 1541–1610
Sonnets 121 – 123
Othello, I.1 – 2
Othello, I.3
Othello, II.1 – 2
Othello, II.3
Othello, III.1 – 3
Mon
Tue
Wed
OCTOBER
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Fri
6
Sat
Sun
Antony, II.6 – III.2
Antony, III.3 – 12
Antony, III.13 – IV.9
Antony, IV.10 – 16
Antony, V
All’s Well That Ends Well, I
All’s Well, II.1 – 3
All’s Well, II.4 – III.5
All’s Well, III.6 – IV.2
8
Fri
13
All’s Well, IV.3 – 5
Mon
16
All’s Well, V – Epilogue
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
17
18
19
20
Pericles, 1 – 3
Pericles, 4 – 6
Pericles, 7 – 10
Pericles, 11 – 15
Mon
Tue
23
24
Pericles, 16 – 19
Pericles, 20 – 22
Wed
Thu
Fri
25
26
27
Coriolanus, I.1 – 3
Coriolanus, I.4 – 11
Coriolanus, II.1 – 2
Sat
Sun
14
15
Rape of Lucrece, 1611–1680
Sonnets 124 – 126
Sat
Sun
21
22
Rape of Lucrece, 1681–1750
Sonnets 127 – 129
Sat
Sun
28
29
Rape of Lucrece, 1751–1855
Sonnets 130 – 132
Sat
Sun
4
5
Lover’s Complaint, 1 – 168
Sonnets 133 – 135
Sat
Sun
11
12
Lover’s Complaint, 169–429
Sonnets 136 – 137
Sat
Sun
18
19
A Song
Sonnets 138 – 139
Mon 30
Coriolanus, II.3 – III.1
Tue 31
Coriolanus, III.2 – IV.1
NOVEMBER
Wed 1
Coriolanus, IV.2 – 5
Thu 2
Coriolanus, IV.6 – V.2
Fri
3
Coriolanus, V.3 – 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
7
8
9
10
The Winter’s Tale, I
The Winter’s Tale, II.1 – 2
The Winter’s Tale, II.3 – III.2
The Winter’s Tale, III.3 – IV.3
The Winter’s Tale, IV.4
Mon
13
The Winter’s Tale, V
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
14
15
16
17
King Lear, I.1 – 3
King Lear, I.4 – II.1
King Lear, II.2
King Lear, III.1 – 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
20
21
22
23
King Lear, III.7 – IV.4
King Lear, IV.5 – 6
King Lear, V
THANKSGIVING: REST
9
Fri
24
Cymbeline, I.1 – 4
Sat
Sun
25
26
Passionate Pilgrim
Sonnets 140 – 141
Sat
Sun
2
3
Sonnets to Sundry Notes
Sonnets 142 – 143
Sat
Sun
9
10
Miscellany (Oxford, p. 811)
Sonnets 144 – 146
16
17
Phoenix and Turtle
Sonnets 147 – 149
Sat
Sun
23
24
Sonnets 150 – 152
Sonnets 153 – 154
Sat
31
CELEBRATE!
Mon 27
Cymbeline, I.5 – II.2
Tue 28
Cymbeline, II.3 – III.1
Wed 29
Cymbeline, III.2 – 4
Thu 30
Cymbeline, III.5 – IV.1
DECEMBER
Fri
1
Cymbeline, IV.2 – 4
Mon
Tue
4
5
Cymbeline, V.1 – 5
Cymbeline, V.6
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
7
8
The Tempest, I
The Tempest, II
The Tempest, III
Mon
Tue
11
12
The Tempest, IV
The Tempest, V
Wed
Thu
Fri
13
14
15
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
18
19
20
21
Henry VIII (All Is True), Prologue – I.3
Henry VIII, I.4 – II.3
Henry VIII, II.4 – III.1
Sat
Sun
Henry VIII, III.2
Henry VIII, IV
Henry VIII, V.1 – 2
Henry VIII, V.3 – Epilogue
Fri
22
Two Noble Kinsmen, Prologue – I.3
Mon
Tue
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
25
26
27
28
29
30
CHRISTMAS: REST
Noble Kinsmen, I.4 – II.3
Noble Kinsmen, II.4 – III.5
Noble Kinsmen, III.6 – IV.1
Noble Kinsmen, IV.2 – V.1
Noble Kinsmen, V.2 – Epilogue