Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out.William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
The Immortal Tragedies--Collected here are all twelve of Shakespeare's unforgettable tragedies
Comedy and Tragedy--Collected here in one binding are All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, and The History of Troilus and Cressida. Collectively they are known as Shakespeare's Problem Plays. While the first two are usually placed with the comedies and the later with the tragedies none of them fit neatly into either classification.
Sublime Comedies -- Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeare's brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, As You like it, Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will, Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Pageantry and Royalty--Collected here are all ten of Shakespeare's powerful history plays including King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; The Life of King Henry V; King Henry VI, Part 1; King Henry VI, Part 2; King Henry VI, Part 3; King Henry VIII; King John; King Richard II; and King Richard III.
Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" is a play which has been classified by some critics as a comedy and by others as a romance. The confusion arises out of the fact that the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama while the last two acts provide a comedic and happy ending. At the outset of the play we are introduced to two childhood friends, Leontes, King of Sicilia, and Polixenes, the King of Bohemia, who has travelled to Sicilia to visit his old friend. After several months of joyful reunion, Polixenes yearns to return home to attend to his affairs and see his son. Leontes however doesn't wish to see his friend go and implores his wife, Queen Hermione, to try and convince him to stay. Hermione easily convinces Polixenes, which should make Leontes happy, but instead arises suspicion that the two may be engaged in an affair considering how quickly Hermione is able to change Polixenes' mind. The jealousy of Leontes sets in motion a series of events which threaten to ruin his entire kingdom and legacy. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, includes a preface and annotations by Henry N. Hudson, and an introduction by Charles Harold Herford.
Frontmatter -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweite Szene. -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Zweite Szene -- Dritter Aufzug -- Dritte Szene -- Vierter Aufzug -- Fünfter Aufzug -- Epilog -- Hamlet. Prinz von Dänemark -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Dritter Aufzug -- Vierter Aufzug -- Zweite Szene -- Vierte Szene -- Fünfte Szene -- Fünfter Aufzug
Frontmatter -- Cymbeline -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Dritter Aufzug -- Vierter Aufzug -- Fünfter Aufzug -- Liebes Leid und Luft -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Dritter Aufzug -- Vierter Aufzug -- Fünfter Aufzug -- Romeo und Julia -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Dritter Aufzug -- Vierter Aufzug -- Fünfter Aufzug -- Macbeth -- Personen -- Erster Aufzug -- Zweiter Aufzug -- Dritter Aufzug -- Vierter Aufzug -- Fünfter Aufzug -- Anmerkungen zum achten Bande -- Anmerkungen zum neunten Bande -- Druckfehler
Frontmatter -- König Heinrich der Sechste. Zweyter Theil -- König Heinrich der Sechste. Dritter Theil
Innocence and Jealousy--Like Othello and The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline deals with perceived betrayal and jealousy. Posthumus Leonatus loves Imogen, daughter of Cymbeline, the King of Britain. Cymbeline has forbidden their relationship and so Posthumus flees the country. In Italy he meets Iachimo who bets Posthumus that he can seduce Imogen. Posthumus accepts the bet and sets the events that will lead to tragedy into motion.
Love and Scorn--All's Well That Ends Well is a fast paced comedic romp. Helena has won Bertrand as her husband, but now she must win his love. Helena is given impossible tasks and a wildly, improbable cast of characters that she must interact with, but with wit and perseverance she wins the day.Our remedies oft in ourselves do lieWhich we ascribe to heaven. The fated skyGives us free scope, only doth backward pullOur slow designs when we ourselves are dull.
Mercy and Justice--Measure for Measure is a play that balances Mercy against Justice and pride against humility. Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, tells his people that he is leaving on a diplomatic mission and will leave the city in the care of a judge, Angelo. But the Duke does not leave, he disguises himself and see how his fair city is run in his absence.
Love and Longing--As You Like it is One of William Shakespeare's best known plays. Mistaken identities and gender disguise abound. Rosalind must flee from court when she angers her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne. She disguises herself as a man and travels to the Forest of Arden where complicated love triangles arise and must be dealt with.All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays man
Honor and Shame-- One of Shakespeare's very best plays. This hilarious romp is both engaging and entertaining. Hero is engaged to marry Claudio, but Don John plots to make Hero look unfaithful. Claudio denounces Hero on the altar and storms out. Hero's father wishes for her death, but instead the presiding Friar intervenes, fakes Hero's death and with the help of the terribly inept local watch the truth is discovered.
Deception and Shame--The play opens in the court of Antiochus, king of Antioch. The king has offered the hand of his beautiful daughter to the man who answers his riddle, but those who fail shall die. Pericles hears the riddle, and immediately understands its meaning: Antiochus is engaged in an incestuous relationship with his daughter.
Love and Obligations--The King of Navarre, Ferdinand, and three of his friends, the lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, take an oath to foreswear the company of women for three years. Their intent is to devote their time to study and fasting. Fate, however, has other plans for them.This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy,This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, Dan Cupid;Regent of love rhymes, lord of folded arms,The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans,Liege of all loiterers and male
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.
Responsibility and Honor-- In Henry IV, Part 2, Hal continues his journey of growth becoming a man fit to hold the throne of England. He distances himself from John Falstaff and takes up important responsibilities for his father, the King. For his part Falstaff is looking forward to a time when Hal becomes King and rewards him for his friendship.
Responsibility and Honor-- In Henry IV, Part 2, Hal continues his journey of growth becoming a man fit to hold the throne of England. He distances himself from John Falstaff and takes up important responsibilities for his father, the King. For his part Falstaff is looking forward to a time when Hal becomes King and rewards him for his friendship.
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.
Heredity and Ability--Henry VI, Part 1 opens at the funeral of Henry V, who died unexceptedly in his prime. Henry's brothers and his uncle do not think his son, who will be Henry VI, is ready to take his father's place. War has broken out with France once again, and the young king must prove he is worthy to be his father's successor.
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.
Magic and Civil War--Collected here are all three parts of King Henry VI. The three plays cover the time from Henry's ascension to the throne to his eventual death at the hands of Richard, the Duke of Gloucester. Henry had a particularly contentious and difficult reign, with civil war and treachery his constant companions.
War and Betrayal--France threatens war with England unless King John renounces his claim to the throne in favor of his nephew Arthur. John refuses and war ensues. John is excommunicated by the Pope, and his nephew Arthur dies under mysterious circumstances. Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail,And say there is no sin, but to be rich;And being rich, my virtue then shall be,To say there is no vice, but beggary!
Greed and Anger--King Richard is called upon to settle a dispute over money between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. The situation escalates and Mowbray challenges Bolingbroke to a duel. A tournament is held to that end, but at the very beginning of the duel Richard interrupts the duel and banishes both men from England. And thus starts a downward spiral for King Richard.Must I not serve a long apprenticehoodTo foreign passages, and in the end,Having my freedom, boast of nothing else
Villainy and Treachery--Richard III tells of the story of how Richard steals the kingdom from his young nephew after the death of his brother Edward. There is much murder and treachery until Richmond leads a revolt against Richard. Now is the winter of our discontentMade glorious summer by this sun of York;And all the clouds that lour'd upon our houseIn the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is widely recognized as the greatest writer in the English language, best known for his plays Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. King Lear is another very famous Shakespeare tragedy that depicts the spiral into madness that King Lear undergoes after he disposes of his kingdom. Edited, with notes, by William J. Rolfe, Litt.D.
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors (along with The Tempest) is one of only two of Shakespeare's plays to observe the Unity of Time (classical unities). It has been adapted for opera, stage, screen and musical theatre numerous times worldwide.The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Titus Andronicus" (1594). This edition features a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Unlike Shakespeare¿s other plays based on Roman histories, the story of ¿Titus Andronicus¿ is a fictional work. The play dramatises the gruesome events that take place in the battle for a nation between the brutal Roman general Titus and his powerful opposition, Tamora, Queen of the Goths. Multiple plots of deception, sacrifice and revenge leave a devastating trail as a destructive path to power is forged. The depiction of violent themes such as rape, cannibalism and mutilation make this Shakespeare¿s darkest of plays. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Timon of Athens", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Timon, an Athenian known for his vast generosity, depletes his entire fortune in the name of friendship. Facing the consequences of his own naivety, Timon finds himself at a loss when his wealth and friendship is unreturned by those he once lavished. Consumed by bitterness he retreats into solitude. The play explores the fickleness involved with friendships and the instability of wealth and its consequences. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.
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