William Shakespeare
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Description
Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’s infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, Hamlet’s feigned madness, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, the “closet scene” in which Hamlet accuses his mother of complicity in murder, and breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet an enduring masterpiece...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hogarth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiii, 301 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And brewing revenge. After 12 years...
7) Macbeth
Author
Series
Publisher
Hogarth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
446 pages ; 25 cm.
Author
Series
William Shakespeare's Star Wars volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Retells the first Star Wars film, reimagining the saga of a wise knight, an evil lord, and a captive princess in iambic pentameter while conveying the valor and villainy of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
12) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 182 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Prince Hamlet plots revenge after he discovers his uncle murdered his father, the king. This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
13) The tempest
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (1 hr. 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This modern retelling of William Shakespeare's final masterpiece is an exciting, mystical, and magical fantasy. Exiled to a magical island, the sorceress Prospera conjures up a storm that shipwrecks her enemies, and then unleashes her powers for revenge. Includes bonus features.
15) Ophelia
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia tells of her life in the court at Elsinore, her love for Prince Hamlet, and her escape from the violence in Denmark.
16) Coriolanus
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' is a feared and revered Roman general, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to extract his revenge and determine his destiny.
17) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (242 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
18) Julius Caesar
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, chronicling the events around the assassination of Julius Caesar.
19) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c1990.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
20) Richard III
Series
Criterion collection volume 213
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (158 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Description
Richard, Duke of Gloucester through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward.