What did William Shakespeare do in 1594?

Poems. In 1593 and 1594, when the theatres were closed because of plague, Shakespeare published two narrative poems on sexual themes, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. He dedicated them to Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.

What did Shakespeare published in 1594?

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus (1591–1592)
First published: published in quarto in February 1594 as The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie of Titus Andronicus, the first known printing of a Shakespearean play (printed by John Danter for Edward White and Thomas Millington).

When did Shakespeare write a midsummer night’s dream?

1594 and 1596

WRITING THE PLAY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and enduring comedies. It was likely written between 1594 and 1596, around the same time Shakespeare was working on Romeo and Juliet and Richard II.