Can you name the contemporary of Shakespeare from the name of one of their plays?

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  • Enter a playwright (last names acceptable) in the box below
  • Correctly named playwrights will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • These are Englishmen who were writing plays at the same time as Shakespeare. Some names on the list are more famous for their collaborations - for this quiz, only single author plays are shown.
  • Source: Wikipedia
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PlayPlaywrightYear of play
The Malcontent1604
The shoemaker's holiday1600
A chaste maid in Cheapside1613
The Spanish tragedy1592
The duchess of Malfi1613
A woman killed with kindness1607
The alchemist1610
The knight of the burning pestle1607
Bonduca1613
Summer's last will and testament1592
PlayPlaywrightYear of play
Doctor Faustus1592
Bussy d'Ambois1604
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay1592
The old wives' tale1595
The atheist's tragedy1611
The isle of gulls1605
The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington1598
Englishmen for my money1598
The devil's charter1607
The wounds of civil war1592
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