Shakespeare’s portrayal of women: Lady Macbeth and Portia William Shakespeare was an English poet and dramatist, generally viewed as the best author in the English language and the world 's pre-eminent dramatist. He is frequently called England 's national poet and the "Bard of Avon." His surviving work comprises of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and seven different ballads. His plays have been translated into many different languages and are performed more frequently than those of other dramatist. Researchers have regularly noted four periods in Shakespeare 's written work profession. Until the mid - 1590s, he composed comedies mainly influenced by Roman and Italian models and history plays in the well known chronicle tradition. His second time span starts in around 1595 with the catastrophe "Romeo Juliet" and finished with the deplorability of "Julius Caesar" in 1599. Amid this time, he composed what are viewed as his most noteworthy comedies and histories. From around 1600 to around 1608, his "tragic period", Shakespeare composed generally tragedies, and from 1608 to 1613, predominantly tragic comedies called romances. Shakespeare 's plays are popular for a wide range of reasons. The plot, portrayal, dialogues, the utilization of metaphors and symbolic tone and the otherworldly component were found in his plays. Here the portrayal concerning women’s ' part in Shakespeare 's plays is talked about. The role of women fluctuates in each play. The women