Shakespeare

Macbeth, a brave and noble lord, is fatally tempted by supernatural forces, then spurred on by his power-hungry wife and his own unbridled ambition to embark on a murderous course to become king of Scotland.

Features an illustrated cast of characters, helpful plot summary, line-by-line translations of Shakespeare's plays and illustrations that enhance an understanding of the story and characters.

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.

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.

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Much Ado About Nothing presents a battle of the sexes in more ways than one: as both a lightning-fast skirmish of wits between two famously disputatious lovers, and a near-deadly conflict built on conventions of gender and male ri

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger S

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Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Othello

This second edition of Othello has a new, illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson, which addresses such key issues as race, religion and gender, as well as looking at ways in which the play has been ad

Othello and Desdemona fall in love and get married. But Othello is a Moor and Venetian society does not approve of the union and conspires, through the envious Iago, to destroy the match.

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.

Comprehensive dictionary for studying Shakespeare at school and at home

Suzanne Gossett offers a full and critical performance history, with an introduction showing how the play's performance history has paralled the criticism. It then gives an interpretation of this two-generation romance, with its s

In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyone's lips.The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirme