William Shakespeare as a sign that his acting career was nearing its end. The First Folio of 1623, however, lists Shakespeare as one of "the Principal Actors in all these Plays", some of which were first staged after "Volpone", although we cannot know for certain which roles he played. In 1610, John Davies of Hereford wrote that "good Will" played "kingly" roles. In 1709, Rowe passed down a tradition that Shakespeare played the ghost of Hamlet's father. Later traditions maintain that he also played Adam in "As You Like It", and the Chorus in "Henry V", though scholars doubt the sources of
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Shakespeare Apocrypha. At the end of the act, the characters realise that they forgot to perform "Coriolanus" which Adam refuses to do due the vulgarity of the title, and "Hamlet", Shakespeare's greatest work. Adam becomes nervous and petulant about performing such a famous and difficult play, so he runs out of the theatre with Austin chasing him. Reed is left alone to improvise acts such as playing the "William Tell" Overture on his larynx and eating fire before calling for intermission. After the intermission, Austin and Adam return, saving Reed from having to cover the sonnets by writing them down