All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare probably wrote this play between 1604 and 1605. Interesting how Shakespeare popularized this idiom as an oft-used expression with the play's title: "All's well that ends well." According to Freedictionary.com, it means:
Everything has turned out satisfactorily, even though the outcome has been uncertain. For example, His lawyer persuaded Jack to plead guilty, but the court merely put him on probation-all's well that ends well. This proverb, dating from about 1250, gained even more currency as the title of a Shakespeare comedy.

Francis Wheatley, Helena and Count Bertram Before the King, All's Well That Ends Well, Act II, 1793

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
ACT I - Scene I
ACT I - Scene II
ACT I - Scene III
ACT II - Scene I
ACT II - Scene II
ACT II - Scene III
ACT II - Scene IV
ACT II - Scene V
ACT III - Scene I
ACT III - Scene II
ACT III - Scene III
ACT III - Scene IV
ACT III - Scene V
ACT III - Scene VI
ACT III - Scene VII
ACT IV - Scene I
ACT IV - Scene II
ACT IV - Scene III
ACT IV - Scene IV
ACT IV - Scene V
ACT V - Scene I
ACT V - Scene II
ACT V - Scene III
Epilogue