'Macbeth'
""Is this a dagger I see before me?"" Features a unique cover illustration by Maurice Sendak ( Where the Wild Things Are ), specially commissioned for the Shakespeare on Compact Disc series.
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'Antony and Cleopatra'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Hugely ambitious in its historical focus and vast geographical scope, Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeares most astonishing tragedies. The drama centres on the relationships
'Julius Caesar'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Power, corruption and betrayal are at the heart of Shakespeares most well-known historical and political drama. As Julius Caesar moves closer to securing power for himself and is p
'Macbeth'
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas; Cambridge Assessment International Education Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature; IGCSE Literature in English First teaching: September 2015; September 2018 Next exam: June 2027 This edition of Macbeth is pe
'Romeo and Juliet'
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas; Cambridge Assessment International Education Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature; IGCSE Literature in English Next exam: June 2027 This edition of Romeo and Juliet is perfect for GCSE-level students, with th
'Much Ado About Nothing'
Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature Next exam: June 2027 Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level & Subject: International AS & A Level Literature in English Next exam: June 2026 T
'Twelfth Night'
Exam board: Edexcel; Cambridge; CXC Level & Subject: GCSE 9-1; IGCSE; CSEC English B Next exams 2027 Exam board: AQA B, Edexcel, OCR Level & Subject: AS & A Level English Literature Next exams 2026 This edition of Twelfth Night is perfect for GCSE-level a
'Othello'
Exam board: AQA & Edexcel (A Level) , WJEC & Eduqas (GCSE) Level & Subject: A Level, GCSE 9-1 English Literature Next exams: 2027 This edition of Othello is perfect for A-level and GCSE 9-1 students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page
'Macbeth'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.' One of Shakespeare's darkest and most violent tragedies, Macbeth's struggle between his own a
'Henry IV, Part I & Part II'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. The better part of valour is discretion. King Henry IVs son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company. However,
'The Tempest'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. We are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeares The Tempest begins with a storm of epic propor
'Romeo and Juliet'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. Arguably the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet continues
'A Midsummer Nights Dream'
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. My Oberon! what visions have I seen! Methought I was enamoured of an ass. When four young lovers flee from Athens and become lost in an enchanted wood, they stumble into a
'Othello'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on. Dramatic and powerful in its scope, Othello explores the perils of suspicion and
'The Taming of the Shrew'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual edit
'The Winter's Tale'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challenging mixture of tragic and violent ev
'Much Ado About Nothing'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing ta
'Measure for Measure'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt?
'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'
He after honor hunts, I after love. He leaves his friends to dignify them more, I leave myself, my friends and all, for love. Proteus - Act I, Scene I A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in four acts.
'Twelfth Night'
The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedy of lovers misled. Romantic folly and false identites abound as an unusual love triangle takes the stage in this play about Orsino, the infatuated Duke of Illyria; Olivia, the countess he purs
'King Lear'
The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and tragic story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler's descent into madness. Desperate for praise
'Venus and Adonis'
Long before Shakespeare's name was synonymous with the stage he built a name as a poet, and Venus and Adonis was likely the first work to be published by the same quill that gave the world Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and the rest of the canon. This narr
'Romeo and Juliet'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. Romeo and Juliet is the world's most famous drama of tragic young love. Defying the feud which divides their families, Romeo and Juliet
'Twelfth Night'
Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual edit
'Macbeth'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. Shakespeares Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known. Macbeth himself, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by sup
'Antony and Cleopatra'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and polit
'King Lear'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares works. The textual editing takes accoun
'The Tempest'
Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual edit
'All's Well That Ends Well'
All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623.
'Titus Andronicus'
The Roman general Titus is drawn into a violent cycle of revenge when he returns triumphantly to Rome with the Goth queen and her three sons as prisoners.
'Hamlet'
Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The Textual editing ta
'Measure for Measure'
When a young woman is offered the choice ofsaving a man's life at the price of her own chastity,what should she do? The political and moral corruption of Vienna has driven Duke Vincentio into hiding while his deputy governor, Angelo is left to revive
'Romeo and Juliet'
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from
'The Merchant of Venice'
In The Merchant of Venice , the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father's will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all. Bassanio and Portia also
'King Richard the Second'
Richard the Second is a poets play, full of great speeches and fine writing rather than subtle character drawing and keen insight. Performed by Sir John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, and a Full Cast.
'A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespeare'
A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakepeare's plays. It brings together aristocrats, workers, and fairies in a wood outside Athens, and from there the enchantment begins. Simple and engaging on the surface, it is none the les
'King John'
The Bastard proposes that England and France unite to punish the rebellious citizens of Angiers, at which point they propose an alternative: Philip's son, Louis the Dauphin, should marry John's niece Blanche, a scheme that gives John a stronger cl
'Hamlet (Textausgabe)'
Die bewährten Hamburger Lesehefte + Königs Materialien in einem Band. Das zeichnet die neue Reihe aus: -Die preisgünstigste Reihe im deutschsprachigen Raum! -Großes Format (DIN A5) -Lesefreundlicher Originaltext -Breite Randspalte mit kurzen Worterklärung
'Othello: The Oxford Shakespeare'
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited f
'Much Ado About Nothing'
Sir Rex Harrison and Cast perform together in this wonderful production which is available for the first time on digital download. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and
'Loves Labours Lost'
Sir Derek Jacobi and cast perform another Shakespeare classic which has been released for the first time as a digital download. The play opens with the King of Navarre and three noble companions, Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, taking an oath to devote
'The Merchant of Venice'
Another in the great Caedmon Shakespeare series from the 1960s. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and i
'Twelfth Night'
Like many of Shakespeare's comedies, this one centres on mistaken identity performed by Siobhan McKenna, Paul Schofield and cast. For the first time as a digital download. Like many of Shakespeare's comedies, this one centres on mistaken identity.
'The Taming of the Shrew'
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. It was published in 1623 The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a drunken tinker named Sly is tri
'As You Like It'
ANOTHER POWERFUL GREAT BRITISH PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF A WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY. PERFORMED BY THE MAGNIFICENT VANESSA REDGRAVE AND CAST. As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 an
'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. The Merry Wives of Windsor features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal ex
'Shakespeare's Sonnets'
'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate . . .' Shakespeare's 154 sonnets contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, dealing with eternal themes such as love and infidelity,
'As You Like It'
'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.' Four centuries after its publication in the Folio, As You Like It's capacity to entertain and instruct remains evergreen. This edition provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to the
'Measure for Measure'
'Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.' Can one life be measured against another? Can a woman's body be measured against a man's life? Can consensual sex be measured against rape? Measure for Measure explores these questions through a
Four Great Comedies
Four of the Bard's most famous comedies--including The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Twelfth Night , and The Tempest . "Comedies," as one of William Shakespeare's contemporaries wrote, "begin in trouble and e
'Macbeth'
The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was a
As You Like It
As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, n
'Romeo & Juliet'
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou.... Oh wait, he's hanging around in the garden again. Will young Romeo and his Juliet ever be able to express their raging hormones? Or will their feuding families make this romance blossom into a poisoned flower? Eith
'Sonnets'
Shakespeares Sonnets are among the most lyrical and moving pieces of poetry in any language, abounding with examples of his genius for wordplay, rhythm and metaphor and dealing with the eternal themes of love, memory, beauty and the ravishes of time. Firs
'Henry V'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book include
'Antony and Cleopatra'
The Annotated Shakespeare series enables today's readers to understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist. Comprehensive on-page annotations assist with vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and
'Hamlet'
In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father unfolds in a series of highly charged confrontations that have held audiences spellbound for nearly four centuries. Those fateful exch
'Macbeth'
One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, Macbeth is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt, and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of three mysterious witches and goaded by his ambitious wife, the Scottish thane Macbeth murders Duncan, King
'King Lear'
First performed about 1805, King Lear is one of the most relentlessly bleak of Shakespeare's tragedies. Probably written between Othello and Macbeth , when the playwright was at the peak of his tragic power, Lear's themes of filial ingratitude, in
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
In A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples--b
'Othello'
The authoritative edition of Othello from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. In Othello , Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and
'The Taming of the Shrew'
Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew . Lucentio's marriage to Bianca is prompted by his idealized love of an apparently ideal woman. Petruchio's wooing of Katherine, however, is free of idealism. Petruchi
'Julius Caesar'
Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar's death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed
'King Lear'
Shakespeare's King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suffering of others. Lear himself rages until his sani
'Twelfth Night'
Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke (or Count) Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious ste
'As You Like It'
As You Like It (1599) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. As You Like It was probably inspired by Thomas Lodge's Rosalynd, Euphues Golden Legacie (1587), a story based on "The Tale of Gamelyn," a Middle English romance. For its deconstructio
'The Taming of the Shrew'
The Taming of the Shrew (1592) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. Written between 1590 and 1592, The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest works. Frequently critiqued by scholars for its demeaning portrayal of Katherina and for Petruch
'Coriolanus'
Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, Coriolanus begins with the common people, or plebeians, in armed revolt against the patricians. The people win the right to be represented by tribunes. Meanwhile, there are foreign enemies near the gates of
'Hamlet'
»Hamlet« ist das meistgespielte Stück Shakespeares und Hamlet ist Shakespeares berühmteste Figur. Als vor rund 250 Jahren die Shakespeare-Begeisterung in Deutschland um sich griff, gehörte auch ein sogenanntes >Hamlet-Erlebnis Die sogenannte Schlegel-Tiec
'A MidSummer Night's Dream '
A Midsummer Night's Dream,' where love, magic, and mischief intertwine under the moonlit forest canopy. Shakespeare's timeless comedy takes you on a whimsical journey as four young lovers find themselves entangled in a web of mischievous fairi
'Escape to Shakespeare's World: A Colouring Book Adventure'
A beautiful, intricate colouring book, full of romantic, inspirational and dramatic quotes from the favourite plays and poems of William Shakespeare. An ideal choice for colouring fans, in a beautiful square format, it is gloriously intricate illustration
'Titus Andronicus'
'This is tragedy naked, godless and unredeemed' Kenneth Tynan An embittered Roman general returns from war, having captured the Queen of the Goths and her three sons. Sacrificing the eldest in memory of his own sons killed in battle, he provokes t
'Pericles'
Pericles was Shakespeare's first full-blown tragicomedy, the precursor to The Winter's Tale , Cymbeline and The Tempest , and one of his most popular plays in the seventeenth century. This Penguin edition is edited by Eugene Giddens. 'One sin,
'Richard III'
'Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York' Shakespeare's final drama of the Wars of the Roses cycle begins as the dust settles on England after bloody civil war, and the bitter hunchback Richard, brother of
'Macbeth'
'Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?' Dark and violent, Macbeth is a restless, haunting exploration of the human costs of violence and power. One of the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's plays, M
'The Tempest'
'How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in't!' Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramat
'The Comedy of Errors'
'How many fond fools serve mad jealousy!' The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most farcical plays, with not one but two sets of twins sliding past each other into mistakes, violence, and madness. An early romantic comedy, it's oft
'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
'Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the King's English.' The Merry Wives of Windsor is the only Shakespeare play named entirely after female characters and his only comedy set in England. These features underscore some of it
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Oxford School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet'
Romeo og Julie. Vi kender alle sammen historien på et eller andet niveau. Tragediet om de to unge elskende, hvis dødsfald i sidste ende forener deres stridende familier. Stykket er skrevet af dramatikeren William Shakespeare. Denne ugave af Romeo og Julie
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth'
Oxford School Shakespeare: Macbeth - Bestselling GCSE Student Edition The Oxford School Shakespeare series is trusted by teachers and loved by students worldwide. This bestselling student edition of Macbeth is designed to make Shakespeare accessible, enga
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Midsummer Night's Dream'
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Midsummer Night's Dream i
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Oxford School Shakespeare: Julius Caesar'
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Julius Caesar is a popular te
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Hamlet'
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Hamlet is a popular text for
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Twelfth Night'
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials.Twelfth Night is a popular tex
'Oxford School Shakespeare: Oxford School Shakespeare: Othello'
Oxford School Shakespeare: Othello - Bestselling GCSE Student Edition The Oxford School Shakespeare series is trusted by teachers and loved by students worldwide. This student edition of Othello is expertly designed to make Shakespeare accessible, engagin
'Oxford School Shakespeare: King Lear'
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. King Lear is a popular text f
'The Winter's Tale'
'It is required You do awake your faith' Variously seen as a romance, a comedy, and a tragic fairytale, The Winter's Tale is a radical experiment with genre, character, and storytelling towards the end of Shakespeare's career as a playwrig
'King Henry VIII; or All is True'
'Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues We write in water.' Henry VIII or All is True is Shakespeare's retelling of one of the defining periods in English history: the marriage and divorce of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Wr
'Titus Andronicus'
'Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, Blood and revenge are hammering in my head.' In Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus, the Roman general Titus incurs the wrath of the Queen of the Goths when he enslaves her and kills one o
'Richard II'
'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings' Crowned as a child, Richard II only knows power. The King's court tire of his fickle, greedy reign, but it is only when he exiles his own cousin, Henr
'The Tragedy of King Richard III: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successfully for film. This new and innovative edition recognizes the play's pre-eminence as a performance work: a perspective that informs every aspect of th
'Twelfth Night, or What You Will: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays in the modern theatre, and this edition places particular emphasis on its theatrical qualities throughout. Peopled with lovers misled either by disguises or their own natures, it combines
'Much Ado About Nothing: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Sparkling with the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedicts, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most enjoyable and theatrically successful comedies. This edition offers a newly edited text and an exceptionally helpful and critically a
'Pericles: The Oxford Shakespeare'
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - The only single-volume, modern-spelling edition bo
'Penguin Readers Starter Level: Romeo and Juliet (ELT Graded Reader)'
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises , the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material onlin
'Hamlet'
In this BBC full-cast production, the ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill the man who took his life, his throne and his wife: Claudius. In a tale of caution, tragedy and revenge, Hamlet is driven to madness by his mission and his father's
'Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare)'
Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance-and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of
'Macbeth by William Shakespeare.'
Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. The play is believed to have been written betw
'Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)'
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translati
'Romeo and Juliet'
Romeo Montague thinks hes in love until he meets Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets. With her, he discovers what true love really feels like. But their two families are bitter rivals, and no one must know about their secret passion. When Romeo kills Jul
'Romeo und Julia. Textausgabe mit Kommentar und Materialien'
Romeo und Julia sind der Inbegriff der leidenschaftlichen Liebe, das Liebespaar schlechthin. Shakespeares Tragödie zeigt die ganze Spannbreite zwischen Glück und Grenzen der Liebe bis in den Tod. Klassenlektüre und Textarbeit einfach gemacht: Die Reihe »R
'The Merchant of Venice'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book include
'Henry the Fourth, Part One'
While England is threatened by the Earl of Northumberland, Young Prince Hal cavorts in London's taverns, accompanied by the dissolute, entertaining Falstaff and his band of rogues. Much of this play's tension involves Prince Hal and Falstaff, as t
'A Midsommer Nights Dreame'
A Midsummer Night's Dreame is a play by William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596, it portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include th
'Romeo and Juliet'
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Read by an all star cast that include Albert Fin
'Antony and Cleopatra'
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. READ BY SIR ANTHONY QUAYLE AND CAST Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime be
'Antony and Cleopatra'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes
'The Winter's Tale'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes
'The Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Oxford Shakespeare'
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. - A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited
'The Taming of the Shrew: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Audiences have always delighted in the robust comedy and verbal inventiveness of The Taming of the Shrew. It has survived many adaptations ranging from, probably, the play printed in 1594 as The Taming of the Shrew through several eighteenth-century versi
'Hamlet'
Hamlet is Shakespeares most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a revenge tragedy, in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his fathers murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however,
'The Tempest: Arden Performance Editions'
Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronun
'Antony And Cleopatra'
Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman Empire, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with the country's beautiful queen, Cleopatra. When a message arrives informing him that his wife, Fulvia, is dead
Richard III
SCENE I. London. A street. Enter GLOUCESTER, solus GLOUCESTER Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound wi
'The Winters Tale'
The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. ''The Winter's Tale' is high fantasy, a tale to be told by the fireThe play belongs to the type known as "tragicomedy", but
'King Lear'
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. READ BY PAUL SCHOFIELD AND CAST. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. It is considered one o
'Othello'
Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, fi
'Alls Well That Ends Well'
All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623 Though originally the play was classified as a comedy, the play is now consi
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
The course of true love never did run smooth. Demetrius and Lysander love Hermia. Hermia loves Lysander, but is betrothed to Demetrius-much to her dismay. And no one loves Helena, though her heart belongs to Demetrius. It seems that love could never be so
'The Tempest'
'The magic in The Tempest is real ... It contains a great many unanswered questions' Margaret Atwood A storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on board
'Macbeth'
'A supreme theatrical poem that has a language that eats into the soul' Michael Billington, Guardian Shakeapeare's blood-soaked drama of murder, madness and the uncanny begins as Macbeth is promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by supe
'Twelfth Night'
'If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it' Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke Orsino. Wooing a countess on his behalf, she is stunned to find herself t
'King Lear'
'The most perfect specimen of the dramatic art existing in the world' Percy Bysshe Shelley Shakespeare's bleak and brutal tragedy begins when an ageing king, seeking a successor, rejects the young daughter who loves him and misplaces his trust
'Hamlet'
'The Mona Lisa of literature' T. S. Eliot In Shakespeare's verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic exploration of conscience, madness and the nature of humanity, a young prince meets his father's ghost in the middle of the night, who acc
'Othello'
'If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare' William Hazlitt A soldier of great standing and a newly married man, Othello seems to be in an enviable position. And yet, when his supposed friend sows doubts in his mind a
'Julius Caesar'
'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial' Fearful that Caesar will become a tyrant, his friends plot to assassinate him in order to save Rome. But the conspirato
'The Merchant of Venice'
'The man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul' John Dryden Antonio, a Venetian merchant, wishes to help his friend get money to impress a rich heiress. But he is forced to borrow the sum from a
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
'He could mingle sublimity with pathos, bitterness with joy and peace and love' Aldous Huxley In one of Shakespeare's most perennially popular comedies a young woman, Hermia, flees ancient Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would
'Richard Ii'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design The Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the th
'Anthony and Cleopatra: The Oxford Shakespeare'
In its towering central characters, vast geographical and historical sweep, and its variety of style and mood, Anthony and Cleopatra is perhaps the most ambitious of Shakespeare's designs. Yet the degree and nature of its success remain surprisingly c
'The Complete Sonnets and Poems: The Oxford Shakespeare'
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the works for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited fr
'The Tragedy of Coriolanus: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Coriolanus is perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written. Set in Ancient Rome, it remains a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics. The introduction to this new edition considers Shakespeare's ada
'Hamlet: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Hamlet's combination of violence and introspection is unusual among Shakespeare's tragedies. It is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his most widely discussed plays. Professor Hibbard's illuminating and o
'The Merchant of Venice: The Oxford Shakespeare'
What was Shakespeare's attitude to Semitism? The Introduction to this edition of The Merchant of Venice opens by addressing this vital issue raised by the play, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date, includuing a discussion of Sigmund
'Henry V: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Henry V, the climax of Shakespeare's sequence of English history plays, is an inspiring, often comic celebration of a young warrior-king. But it is also a study of the costly exhilarations of war, and of the penalties as well as the glories of human g
'Troilus and Cressida: The Oxford Shakespeare'
Troilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's most philosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and time has seemed peculiarly relevant since the First World War. Fine productions have demonstrated the play's theatrical power, and crit
'King John: The Oxford Shakespeare'
This important new edition of one of Shakespeare's more neglected plays offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, concentrating on its relevance to Elizabethan political issues and on the role played in it by women, the family, and the law. There i
'Much Ado About Nothing'
With a foreword by Holly Bourne, author of Am I Normal Yet? I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest Love, deception and discord are flourishing in the court of Messina. Sweet, innocent Hero and the famed soldier Claudio are immedi
'Romeo and Juliet'
With a foreword by Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places and Breathless For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo A bloody feud. A tangled love. A senseless tragedy that brings two families to their knees. After a chanc
'Macbeth'
With a foreword by Kat Delacorte, author of With Fire in Their Blood It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood On a bleak, stormy night in Scotland, three witches prophesy: Macbeth will be a lord twice-over and Macbeth will be king; but Banquo
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
With a foreword by Becky Albertalli, author of Imogen, Obviously and Love, Simon The course of true love never did run smooth Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or be condemned to life in a convent. Together, Hermia and Lysander plan to e
'Hamlet'
With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, author of Ace of Spades Something is rotten in the state of Denmark The King of Denmark is dead. When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, meets the Kings ghost and discovers he was murdered, he swears vengeance against the
'As You Like It'
With a foreword by Talia Hibbert, author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown We that are true lovers run into strange capers Banished from her ambitious uncles court, the lovesick Rosalind flees to the forest with her cousin, Celia. Disguised as the handsome sheph
'The Comedy of Errors'
Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Comedy of Errors has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the
'Much Ado About Nothing'
The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from the Folger Shakespeare Library the most trusted Shakespeare series for students, educators, and general readersoffers a complete, accessible resource for exploring one of William Shakespeares best-k
'Twelfth Night'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'The Merchant of Venice'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'Romeo and Juliet'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'Macbeth'
En forbedret, større format udgave af Cambridge School Shakespeare skuespil, ekstensivt omskrevet, udvidet og produceret i et attraktivt nyt design. En aktiv tilgang til klasseværelset Shakespeare giver studerende til at bebo Shakespeares fantasifulde ver
'Julius Caesar'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'The Tempest'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'Much Ado About Nothing'
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative w
'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar'
The authoritative edition of Julius Caesar from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Gl
'Romeo and Juliet'
In Romeo and Juliet , Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from
'The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark'
Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its
'The Tragedy of Macbeth'
The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was a
'The Taming of the Shrew'
Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew . Lucentio's marriage to Bianca is prompted by his idealized love of an apparently ideal woman. Petruchio's wooing of Katherine, however, is free of idealism. Petruchi
'King Lear'
The authoritative edition of King Lear from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Shakespeare's King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the
'The Tempest'
Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was displaced by his treacherous brother, Antonio. Prospero is exiled on an island, where his only companions are his daughter, Miranda, the spirit Ariel, and t
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
In A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples--b
'The Tragedy of Richard II'
Shakespeare's Richard II presents a momentous struggle between Richard II and his cousin Henry Bolingbroke. Richard is the legitimate king; he succeeded his grandfather, King Edward III, after the earlier death of his father Edward, the Black Prince.
'Much ADO about Nothing'
A new, beautifully packaged edition from the Folger Shakespeare Library puts the best possible version of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing into a freshly designed collectible format, featuring wonderful illustrations, additional resources
'Hamlet (Spanish Edition)'
La tragedia de Hamlet, Pr ncipe de Dinamarca o simplemente Hamlet, es una tragedia del dramaturgo ingl s William Shakespeare. Su autor probablemente bas Hamlet en dos fuentes: la leyenda de Amleth y una perdida obra isabelina conocida hoy como Ur-Hamlet o
'No Fear Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice'
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
'As You Like It'
William Shakespeare's As You Like It , the incredible story about love, rebellion, and generosity, now presented by the Folger Shakespeare Library with valuable new tools for educators and dynamic new covers. Readers and audiences have long greeted As
'Henry V'
The authoritative edition of William Shakespeare's historic play Henry V from the Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for both students and general readers. Henry V is Shakespeare's most famous "war play
'Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will'
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night , the incredible comedy about unrequited love, both hilarious and heartbreaking, now presented by the Folger Shakespeare Library with valuable new tools for educators and dynamic new covers. Named for the twelfth ni
'The Winter's Tale'
The authoritative edition of The Winter's Tale from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. The Winter's Tale , one of Shakespeare's very late plays, is filled with impro
'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
The authoritative edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.Shakespeare's "merry wives" are Mistress Ford and Mistress Page of t
'Titus Andronicus'
The authoritative edition of Titus Andronicus from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Titus Andronicus is the earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to Shakespe
'The Comedy of Errors'
The authoritative edition of The Comedy of Errors from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the
'Antony and Cleopatra'
The authoritative edition of Antony and Cleopatra from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Antony and Cleopatra dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Rom
'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'
The authoritative edition of The Two Gentlemen of Verona from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. While the word "gentlemen" suggests that its heroes are adults, The Tw
'Henry IV'
The authoritative edition of Henry IV, Part 2 from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Henry IV, Part 2 is the only Shakespeare play that is a "sequel," in the modern s
'King John'
The authoritative edition of King John from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Like most of Shakespeare's history plays, King John presents a struggle for the English crown.
'Troilus and Cressida'
The authoritative edition of Troilus and Cressida from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers . For Troilus and Cressida , set during the Trojan War, Shakespeare turned to the Greek
'Pericles'
The authoritative edition of Pericles from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Pericles tells of a prince who risks his life to win a princess, but discovers that she is in an in
'Hamlet'
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are n
'Much Ado About Nothing'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design The Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the th
'King Lear'
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes
'Antony and Cleopatra'
'Shakespeare's play is death-haunted from the start, and its self-glorifying lovers exist in a dream of passion' Guardian A battle-hardened soldier, Antony is one of the three leaders of the Roman world. But he is also a man in the grip of an
'Romeo and Juliet'
'Shakespeare invented the human as we continue to know it' Harold Bloom Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Shakespeare's immortal drama tells the story of star-crossed lovers, rival dynasties and bloody revenge. Romeo and Juli
'Timon of Athens'
A tragicomedy, a satire on materialism and a scream of pain and injustice, Timon of Athens depicts Shakespeare's greatest optimist and his most vehement pessimist in its central character, the wealthy and deluded Timon. This Penguin Shakespeare editio
'The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare'
The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the Quarto text of 1608 - on-page commentary and notes explain me