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Murder? Witchcraft? Ghost? It's all in Macbeth. But, if your like many people, you just don't get it! If you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone.
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62) King Richard II
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"Not all the water in the rough rude sea/Can wash the balm off from an anointed king," declares the soon-to-be deposed ruler of this historical drama. Confident in his divine right, Richard II is an ineffective and unpopular king who abuses his power and sows the seeds of his own downfall. Toppled from the throne by Henry, his ambitious cousin, Richard only learns to value kingship after he loses it, achieving a tragic dignity only with his downfall....
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Hay tres temas importantes en los sonetos de Shakespeare: los primeros 17 buscan convencer a un joven de la nobleza para que se case y tenga herederos; los siguientes 109 narran las peripecias de una relación amorosa de un hombre, y los últimos 28 nos cuentan un affaire apasionado con una mujer morena (dark lady), que se inserta entre la voz del poeta y el hombre amante, formando un triángulo amoroso.
Los sonetos me han acicateado desde hace casi...
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This is the original text of the play A Midsummer Night's Dream - now with augmented reality enabled illustrations added!
As you read the play, William, Ruby, Helena, Peter Quince, Nick Bottom and Puck will pop up from the pages of the book and help explain what's going on and help you understand, remember and enjoy this famous literary work!
Simply download the app (search the app stores for LP Bookspace) or scan the QR code from the book,...
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Drawing on his eighteen years of experience as a teaching artist for Folger Shakespeare Library, Nick Newlin offers eighteen scenes to get young actors on their feet performing Shakespeare with confidence, understanding, and fun! Each scene averages five minutes in length, containing two to six characters, and features a monologue that young performers can use in performance, audition, or competition. Every scene has been "road tested" by one of Newlin's...
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Hamlet is arguably one of the greatest plays ever written, it has been staged countless times, adapted into movies, and inspired thousands of artist-but let's face it... if you don't understand it, then you are not alone.
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Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. In "Pericles", a father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter, Marina, to the Governor of Tarsus and his wife. Fourteen years later, Marina escapes a deadly plan, devised by the jealous Governor's...
69) Henry VI, Part 1
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The first play of Shakespeare's "War of the Roses Tetralogy", which includes "Henry VI, Part 2", "Henry VI, Part 3", and "Richard III", "Henry VI, Part 1" is set during the lifetime of King Henry VI and deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political events that lead to the War of the Roses. The play was, written sometime, before 1591 and is, among some of the Bard's earliest works. "Henry VI, Part 1" was, published in the "First...
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The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabeled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending.
The play has been...
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Like almost every good Shakespearean tragedy, King Lear packs a lot into the story: love, revenge, murder and, of course, scandal! What's not to love! If only it wasn't so... Shakespeare sounding!
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 King...
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Without question the most influential, brilliant and beloved writer in the English language, William Shakespeare began as a simple poet and would-be actor, but after joining the Lord Chamberlain's Men acting company in London (later, the King's Men), he began writing plays and his works would go on to become the most performed theatrical pieces on the planet.
It is difficult to encapsulate the scope and impact of Shakespeare's writings. Entire...
74) Timon of Athens
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"Timon of Athens" was first, published in the "First Folio" in 1623 and was likely, written by William Shakespeare in 1605 or 1606. Often regarded as one of the more difficult of Shakespeare's plays to categorize, "Timon of Athens" blends elements of comedy with components of tragedy in Timon's allegorical downfall and death. The play depicts an Athenian man, Timon, who is popular and wealthy and who selflessly gives away his possessions to a large...
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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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Julius Caesar has been helmed one of the greatest tragedies of all times-it has it all! Love! Conspiracy! Murder! Betrayal! And if you just don't understand it, then you are not alone.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a comedy play – one of Shakespeare's lighter works, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597. Both in text, and on stage, it is one of Shakespeare's most popular narratives, and remains widely performed across the world. This book, originally published in 1912, contains twelve incredible colour illustrations and many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist...
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Antony and Cleopatra (1607) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Inspired by Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives-a series of biographies on influential figures of the ancient world-Shakespeare wrote Antony and Cleopatra sometime between 1599 and 1601. Often considered a sequel of sorts to his earlier play Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra has served as source material for countless film and television adaptations. "Let Rome in Tiber melt,...
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A fine exclusive edition of one of literature's most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions. No more than 10,000 copies will be printed, and each will be individually numbered from 1 to 10,000. * Now with bonus bookmark
That time of year thou mayst in me behold,
When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare...
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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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