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It's not that Shakespeare is a bad writer- he's obviously one of the greatest, the problem is his plays were written hundreds of years ago, and if you don't understand the context, the plays can be really confusing.
If you are struggling to get through Romeo and Juliet or if you just want a bit more help, then this book is for you!
Inside you will find summaries of each scene, overview of themes and characters, and even a modern version of the play...
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Magic! Betrayal! Revenge! Sounds like a YA fantasy novel, right? If only Shakespeare wasn't so Shakespeare!
It's not that Shakespeare is a bad writer-he's obviously one of the greatest, the problem is his plays were written hundreds of years ago and if you don't understand the context, the plays can be really confusing.
If you are struggling to get through The Tempest or if you just want a bit more help, then this book is for you!
Inside you will...
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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.
Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously...
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The first play in William Shakespeare's tetralogy of plays which also includes "Henry IV, Part 1", "Henry IV, Part 2", and "Henry V", "Richard II" is believed to have been written around 1595. A history play, the drama concerns the last two years of the life of King Richard II of England, spanning the years 1398 to 1400. The drama begins with a dispute between Richard's cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, who would later become King Henry IV, and Thomas de...
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Irresponsibility of Youth-- The reign of King Henry IV is not going smoothly. He is at odds with the Percys and much of the nobility does not consider his son, Hal, a worthy successor to the crown. Hal, along with his best friend John Falstaff, spends too much of his time in taverns and in the company of the lowest members of society. But fate intercedes and Hal is given the opportunity to redeem himself. By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap To...
86) The Longer Poems
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Although we know him best as a playwright, Shakespeare was also a poet, living as he did in an age when the writing of verse enhanced an author's literary reputation as well as his social standing. It's thought that he turned to poetry early in his career, from 1592-94, while London's playhouses were closed during an outbreak of plague. This collection contains four of the Bard's longer poems, consisting of meditations on the themes of sex, guilt,...
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William Shakespeare's Henry V is the historical English drama of its title character. King Henry V ascends to the throne of England following the death of his father at the beginning of the play. The King soon makes a claim to parts of France based on some distant ancestral ties. When Dauphin, prince of France responds insultingly to Henry's claim, King Henry V orders England to invade France and the two nations soon find themselves at war.
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Magic and Treachery– The Play starts which young King henry VI, Marrying Margaret of Anjou. William de la Pol has plans to influence Henry through his young wife. Magic and untrustworthy nobles threaten Henry's reign. Henry Cannot understand how anyone could be anything less than pious, or dishonest, which puts his reign into even deeper jeopardy.
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Four plays by the revered Elizabethan dramatist tell of men driven to evil by ambition and jealousy-and of one who escapes the dangers of bad influence.
Othello: A powerful general in the Venetian army, Othello the Moor is despised by his scheming ensign, Iago, who devises a plan to destroy him. Newly married to Desdemona, Othello is led to believe she has been unfaithful-and his jealous rage leads to tragic consequences.
Macbeth: When three witches...
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A journey through the Bard's poetry with fun facts-and furry felines.
Join a band of curious cats for a journey through William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets. Whether it's friendship, beauty, love, or something saucier, the Bard of Avon has a sonnet for every occasion. Learn what the sonnets mean and read fun facts about the poet, witches, Elizabethan life, and the unfortunate hygiene habits of the sixteenth century.
Despite being written four hundred...
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Vengeance and War-- Rome is in turmoil, there is rioting in the streets and open warfare between the varying ruling factions. Coriolanus would bring peace and order to Rome, but will Rome let him? You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate As reek o' the rotten fens, whose loves I prize As the dead carcasses of unburied men That do corrupt my air,-I banish you.
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Ricardo III narra la historia del último monarca de la casa de York, Ricardo de Glou-cester, quien ocupó el trono de Inglaterra durante el breve período que va de 1483 hasta su muerte, en el marco de la Guerra de las Dos Rosas, en 1485. El personaje, despótico, ambicioso, corrupto, vil y artero, terminará siendo uno de los más célebres de toda su producción; ya que, en su insaciable avidez por el poder, resulta intemporal, eterno. Pero no...
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40 of William Shakespeare's major works in one collection with active table of contents: All's Well That Ends Well; Antony and Cleopatra; The Comedy of Errors; The Tragedie of Coriolanus; Cymbeline; The Tragedie of Hamlet; The First Part of Henry the Fourth; The Second Part of Henry the Fourth; The Life of Henry the Fifth; The First Part of Henry the Sixth; The Second Part of Henry the Sixth; The Third Part of Henry the Sixth; Julius Caesar; The Life...
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The Passionate Pilgrim is a collection of poems and sonnets that were attributed to William Shakespeare upon their publication, though it is unclear which of them were truly written by the bard. Three of the poems contained in The Passionate Pilgrim were originally written for Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost.
Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his...
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Enjoy the most notable plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello. Shakespeare was known for his writings on tragedies and these four works are known to be some of the finest tragedies ever written. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello remain popular and are studied, performed, and reinterpreted through various cultural and political contexts around the world.
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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.
Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare...
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"Othello" war schon bei seiner Uraufführung 1604 ein großer Erfolg und gehört bis heute zu den beliebtesten Stücken Shakespeares. Wie kein anderes ruft es beim Zuschauer spontane Reaktionen hervor. Jagos Auftritte sind in der Vergangenheit oft mit Zischen lauten Protesten und gar mit direkten, an Othello gerichteten Warnrufen begleitet worden. Immerhin ist das Publikum heute bereit, die schauspielerische Leistung des Jago-Darstellers am Schluss...
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Pride and Defeat-- Troilus and Cressida takes place in the seventh year of the Trojan War. The Trojan prince Troilus falls in love with Calchas' daughter Cressida. The two secretly marry, and predictably, tragedy quickly follows. Time is like a fashionable host That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretched, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer: welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.