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This Christopher Marlowe work was published in 1623 and is about the wealthy Jew, Barabas, whose treasures are confiscated after not paying a tax to the invading Turks. Barabas eventually dies in a boiling cauldron after his plan of revenge against the Turks fails. This is "The Jew of _____".

Malta. "The Jew of Malta" was written in first produced in 1592, but it was published 31 years later for the public.

This play was Tennessee Williams's first success. Tom Wingfield narrates life in a St. Louis tenement with his mother, Amanda, and his sister, Laura.

The Glass Menagerie. "The Glass Menagerie", which won Williams the 1945 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, was later turned into a movie in 1950.

This was Arthur Miller's second play to open on Broadway and deals with social responsibility during World War II. The play revolves around Joe, an airplane parts manufacturer, who was selling defective parts, only to realize what he was doing didn't benefit his family.

All My Sons. "All My Sons" won the 1947 Drama Critic's Circle Award and a Tony Award as well.

This play, written by Molière, is a classic example of "comedie de caractere". It follows Harpagon, a ruthless business man who chooses the wrong suitors for his children whom he abuses.

The Miser. ""The Miser" presents a picture of life of the 17th-century bourgeois in France.

This play is a four-act drama written by Eugene O'Neill in 1939. It centers around a New York City saloon and the barflies who listen to the story of Hickey, a man who had just confessed to killing his wife.

The Iceman Cometh. It was turned into a Broadway production in 1956 staring Jason Robards, Jr. and in 1988, Kevin Spacey.

This is a 1879 Henrik Ibsen play focusing on Nora and Torvald Helmer who are wedded strangers having spent eight years together. Nora is blackmailed by Krogstad, and eventually, Nora leaves Torvald.

A Doll's House & Doll's House & A Dolls House & Dolls House & A Doll House & Doll House. The Norwegian title, "Et Dukkehjem", is more accurately translated as "A Doll House".

This is a tragic play by Aeschylus and the first part of a trilogy. The main character is chained to a rock by Zeus as punishment for supporting and giving fire to the human race.

Prometheus Bound. The remaining parts of the "Prometheus" trilogy are lost, except for fragments of "Prometheus Unbound".

This play was Aristophanes' comic satire on the philosopher Socrates. The story follows Strepsiades, who enrolls his son, Pheidippides, in a Socratic school, but Pheidippides masters the art of reasoning and uses it against his father.

The Clouds. "The Clouds" was first performed in Athens in 423 BC.

This was one of Shakespeare's many romantic comedies and was written around the turn of the 17th century. Most of the play revolves around Rosalind, who is disguised as a boy, while Touchstone, a clown, offers humerously accurate comments about those around him.

As You Like It. The famous line "All the world's a stage" appears in "As You Like It" and is found in Act 2, Scene 7.

This was a tragic play by Euripides which is part of a group of plays in dealing with the conflict in the human spirit between love and revenge. The main character is deserted by her husband, Jason, for a new wife, forcing her to kill the objects of his affection, which are her own children.

Medea. "Medea" was first produced in 431 BC.