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The third part of Shakespeare's impressive "Henriad", this play follows "Richard II" and "Henry IV, Part I", and precedes the final play of the tetralogy, "Henry V". Following the events of "Henry IV, Part I", Prince Hal is once again out of favor with his father, the king, who is in his last months of life. In contrast to their relationship in "Part I", Falstaff, the comical criminal, is rejected by Prince Hal. Falstaff and Prince Hal only share...
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<p>When the young Prince Pericles puzzles out a terrible secret about the king of Antioch, he flees the city to avoid the ruler’s wrath and sets sail on his ship. His adventures bring him to Pentapolis, where his strength and courage win him a princess’s hand in marriage. But as Pericles embarks on the voyage home with his wife, his greatest tragedies and triumphs still lay ahead.</p><p>Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William...
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Hamlet, príncipe de Dinamarca, es tal vez la tragedia de mayor celebridad entre todas las obras de cualquier época. Su protagonista encarna el abismo que, a veces, separa al pensamiento de la acción. Inteligente, imaginativo, vivaz, valiente y noble, Hamlet se tortura en su querella moral. Del monólogo íntimo pasa a paroxismos verbales, enigmáticos profundos y brillantes. El príncipe Hamlet no es solamente "el hombre cuya duda insoluble cierra...
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<p>Shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria, Viola enters the service of Duke Orsino disguised as Cesario. But when her twin brother, Sebastian, thought lost at sea, also arrives in Illyria, confusion reigns. Young love, mistaken identity, and general merriment are the hallmarks of this play. So named for a period of the year during the Epiphany where everyday rules of life are turned upside down, Shakespeare’s <em>Twelfth Night</em>...
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<p>Sir John Falstaff has very little money upon his arrival in Windsor, and sets out to court two wealthy wives in the hopes of fattening his coin purse. The two clever wives—Mistress Page and Mistress Ford—discover Falstaff’s plot, but instead of rejecting him, set out to have some fun at his expense.</p><p>Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously...
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When Romeo, heartbroken and love-sick over Rosalind, meets Juliet, he falls in love almost instantly. Masked and unaware of her family origins, Romeo doesn't realize that Juliet is a Capulet-sworn enemies of his family, the Montagues. The lovers decide to escape their families' legacies and marry. Yet, it is not to be so-Juliet and her Romeo meet a tragic end, which finally unites their families and ends years of strife. Perhaps the most famous love...
7) The Tempest
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<p>Usurped from this throne by his deceitful brother, Prospero, the Duke of Milan, conjures a tempest in order to lure his brother, Antonio, and Antonio’s co-conspirator, King Alonso, to the duke’s island hideaway. In so doing, Prospero reveals Antonio’s true nature and restores himself and his daughter, Miranda, to their rightful places.</p><p>Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language...
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<p>Identical twins separated at birth provides the foundation for humour in one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays. The young twin sons of Egeon, alongside another set of young twin boys, purchased as slaves, are lost to one another during a tempest at sea. Egeon, who saves one son and his slave by tying them to the mast, is separated from his wife, who is rescued with their other boy and his slave. As each searches for the other, the stage is...
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<p>Love and redemption rule the stage in <em>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</em>. Departing Verona for Milan, Valentine begs Proteus to join him. In love with Julia, Proteus demurs, only to be commanded to Milan by his father. In Milan, Proteus quickly forgets Julia, and falls in love with Silvia, the object of Valentine’s affection. Desperate to win Silvia’s affections Proteus betrays Valentine, only to have his treachery revealed...
10) Timon of Athens
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<p>Known for his generosity, Timon of Athens’s largesse is frequently exploited by those who seek to benefit from his fortunes. But when Timon’s fortune is exhausted, and he is forced to seek assistance from those who he has helped in the past, he quickly learns who his true friends are.</p><p>Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during...
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<p>Madly in love with Cressida, Trojan prince Troilus is heartbroken when she is traded to the Greeks in a prisoner exchange. Amidst the turmoil of the two lovers, Greece and Troy remain at war with Agamemnon, the king of the Greeks, and Priam, the king of Troy, at their respective helms. Shakespeare’s most experimental and undefinable play, <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>’s interweaving plots tell various stories of the Trojan...
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<p>The beautiful Portia has many suitors within Venetian society, among them the young nobleman Bassanio, who has squandered his fortune. Desperate to win Portia’s heart, Bassanio borrows money from Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, and turns to Antonio, a wealthy merchant who has helped him in the past, to guarantee the loan. Shylock agrees, only with harsh terms—if Antonio does not repay the loan by the due date, Shylock will take a pound...
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<p>Believing his wife, Hermione, to be unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia, orders her new-born child abandoned in the wilderness. But when Hermione’s fidelity is proven by the divinations of the Oracle of Delphi, Leontes is cursed to have no heir until his daughter is found. Sixteen years later, the abandoned child, now the shepherdess Perdita, returns to Sicilia seeking refuge, only to learn her true identity.</p><p>Known as...
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Bianca, the daughter of local nobleman, is a beautiful and eligible woman of marriageable age, but her father has declared that no suitor can have her hand until her older, more disagreeable sister, Katherina, is married. In order to have their chance with Bianca, two suitors arrange for their friend Petruchio to "tame" Katherina and marry her.Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known....
15) Titus Andronicus
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<p>In 4th Century Rome, Titus returns to the city after a period of bloody conflicts with the Goths. Upon his triumphant return with his prisoners—the Goth queen Tamora and her three sons—the opposing parties begin a cycle of revenge that ultimate destroys them all. Long assumed to be one of Shakespeare’s earliest tragedies, <em>Titus Andronicus</em> was one of the most popular of his plays to be performed during his lifetime.</p><p>Known...
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"Hey nonny, nonny," the Bard's "greatest hits" are all here! Performed with a lively full musical cast interspersed with engaging and informative introductory narrative, this imaginative recording uses song and sonnet from Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies to highlight his works, in his own words. Whether listeners are long-time Shakespearean aficionados or new students of the Englishman's genius, this educational and entertaining new recording...
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Shakespeare's riveting, epic drama of a family in crisis, and a country on the brink of civil war. Wracked by illness and tormented by guilt, King Henry IV fears for England's future after his death. The heir to the throne, Prince Hal, seems intent only on a life of debauchery in the company of the dissolute – but hilarious – Sir John Falstaff. As war looms and the stakes increase, father and son struggle to face their destinies – and each...
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Many of the greatest lovers, and the greatest love scenes in Western literature are to be found in Shakespeare. The fresh but impassioned Romeo and Juliet, the resilient wit of Petruchio and Kate, the ardent exchanges of Lorenzo and Jessica and the anguished tragedies of Othello and Desdemona, and Antony and Cleopatra — they all show love and courtship in its many forms. The darker side of love is here too — the spine-chilling wooing of Lady Anne...
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Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this powerful play that explores sexual hypocrisy and questions morality at all levels of society. This volume also includes more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:
• an original Introduction to Measure for Measure
• incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work
• commentary...
• an original Introduction to Measure for Measure
• incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work
• commentary...
20) Pericles
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Likely written around 1607 or 1608 and attributed at least in part to Shakespeare, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is an adventure-filled play that follows the extended sailing journeys of a young prince. Pericles, a young prince from Phoenicia, is forced to flee Antioch when he correctly guesses a riddle that reveals the incestuous activity of King Antiochus. Unable to stay at home in Tyre because of Antiochus' vengeance, he sails away and ends up shipwrecked...
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