Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, "Measure for Measure" is William Shakespeare's play which was likely written sometime in 1603 or 1604. The play begins with Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, who leaves the government in charge of the authoritarian justice, Angelo, when he departs the city on a diplomatic mission. Lord Angelo believes that there is too much debauchery in the city and seeks to more strictly enforce laws against certain...

When Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, leaves the city under the governance of the strict judge, Angelo, Claudio and Juliet find themselves in violation of Vienna's severe morality laws. As the fate of Claudio and Juliet hangs in the balance, Angelo proves himself to be less than moral as he propositions Claudio's sister, Isabella in exchange for Claudio's life. Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language...

Othello, a Moorish captain, secretly falls in love with and marries Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian nobleman. While the two live happily at first, a spurned suitor of Desdemona's and Iago, an ambitious officer under Othello's command, plan to tear the couple apart out of revenge for perceived slights suffered at their hands. Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular...

After overthrowing his predecessor, King Henry IV is acutely aware of the delicate political tensions he must balance to protect his throne. On one hand, he must rein in his son, the mischievous Prince Hal, who has left the court for a life of drinking and pleasure. At the same time, he must put down a rebellion of some of the most powerful families in England. Henry IV, Part I is the second of four connected plays about successive British monarchs,...

Among the most studied, most read, and most admired works in world literature, the tragedies of Shakespeare constitute a body of work unrivaled in dramatic brilliance, beauty of language, and profundity of thought. This convenient and affordable volume-ideal for students and all lovers of literature-features four of the playwright's greatest works: Hamlet, the revenge drama centering on the introspective Prince of Denmark-one of literature's most...

The tragedy «Richard III» - is a historical play by an outstanding poet and playwright William Shakespeare (eng. William Shakespeare, 1564−1616). This is a story about hostile intentions of Richard III on his way to power, and also about complicated and contradictory events of the period of his reigning.

When King Richard II banishes two feuding noblemen from England, he sets into motion a series of events that will eventually cost him his crown and his life. Mishandling several issues that enrage the nobility, King Richard II brings the wrath of Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, down upon his throne. Richard II is the first of four connected plays about successive British monarchs, and is followed by Henry IV, Part I, Henry IV, Part II,...

"König Lear" gehört und zu berühmtesten (und grausigsten) Tragödien Shakespeares und ist eine exemplarische Darstellung von Generationenkonflikten, familiären Machtkämpfen, Intrigen und den extremen Emotionen, die sie freisetzen: Liebe und Hass, Angst und Wahnsinn. Die sogenannte Schlegel-Tieck-Übersetzung, zu der August Wilhelm Schlegel und - unter Mitübersetzer- und Herausgeberschaft von Ludwig Tieck - auch Dorothea Tieck und Wolf Heinrich...

A boy playing among the warehouses of London kicks a soccer ball into an abandoned theater. There he finds an enchanted cape that transports him back in time right onto the stage of one of William Shakespeare's plays!