William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar follows the lauded Shakespearian tradition of blending story and history in a gripping drama. Like many of Shakespeare's works, the heart of this masterpiece lies in the broad political themes employed to speak comment on life and patriotism in Shakespeare's England. As a …

This joyous play, the last comedy of Shakespeare's career, sums up his stagecraft with a display of seemingly effortless skill. Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, living on an enchanted island, has the opportunity to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashore--as well as to forestall …

A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others …

The most striking difference between Othello and Shakespeare's other tragedies is its more intimate scale. Because the play focuses on personal rather than public life, Othello's private descent into jealous obsession is especially chilling to behold. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest …

Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan …

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Ang Trahedya ni Hamlet, Prinsipe ng Dinamarka, o Hamlet, ay isang trahedya na sinulat ni William Shakespeare, na pinapaniwalaang sinulat sa pagitan ng 1599 at 1601. Sinasalaysay ng palabas, na sa Dinamarka ang tagpuan, kung papaano maghiganti si Prinsipe Hamlet sa kanyang tiyo Claudius, na siyang pumatay sa tatay ni …

Ang Romeo at Julieta ay isang dulang isinulat ni William Shakespeare. Ang dula ay patungkol sa una sa dalawang maharlikang mga angkan na nagkaroon ng alitan kung kaya't naging magkaaway, kung kaya't ang lahat ng kanilang kabataang mga tagapaglingkod ay naging magkakaaway din. Ang kabataang mga lalaking naglilingkod …