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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is planning his marriage to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. He hires Philostrate to plan the entertainment for a four-da...

All's Well That Ends Well
The Countess of Rossilion's son Bertam goes to Paris to help the king of France. Helena, a lady in the Countess' protection, has fallen in love with ...

As You Like It
"All the world's a stage...." Duke Senior and his courtiers have been overthrown by his brother Duke Frederick, and have gone to live in the forest of...

Hamlet
The ghost of Denmark's murdered King Hamlet appears to his son, Prince Hamlet, bidding him to kill King Claudius, his murderer, who has usurped the cr...

Henry V
Young King Henry V of England decides to go to war with France after being assured that he has a right to the throne by blood. The French Prince sends...

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Julius Caesar
Taken from Plutarch's history of the Romans, the theme of this tragedy is kingship versus republicanism, power politics, treachery, and the violence t...



King Lear
King Lear decides that he is going divide his kingdom into three sections and give a section to each of his daughters. In order to decide how much la...

Macbeth
Duncan, King of Scotland, has won mighty battles with the help of his warriors Macbeth and Banquo. Spurred by his ambitious wife and the blandishments...

Measure for Measure
The Duke of Vienna decides to go away, and leaves Angelo in charge while he is gone. However, the Duke really disguises himself and sticks around. Cla...

Much Ado About Nothing
Fresh back from military victories, various Italian lords are ready for relaxation and romance. Benedick, a witty lord, declares he will die a bachelo...

Othello
Othello is a Moor in Venice, who has attained success as a renowned general and has married fair Desdemona. Iago, his ancient, envies him and resents ...

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Richard II
King Richard II banishes his nephew, Henry Bolingbroke, whose father John Gaunt dies. Richard seizes Gaunt's lands and money to fund his military effo...

Richard III
In the late 1400s, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, a deformed and sinister individual, plots to become king of England after the success of his elder...

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo (Montague), who is in love with Rosaline, goes to a party in an effort to forget her or to ease his broken heart. At this party he met Juliet, a...

Sonnets
These 154 poems constitute the most famous sonnet cycle in the English language. Many are addressed to a beautiful young man whom the poet admires and...

The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare was probably younger than 30 when he wrote this early comedy. It's a farcical story of two sets of twins (masters and servants) separated ...

The History of King Henry IV, Part I
Prince Hal is afraid of the heavy responsibilities that will weigh upon him when he must assume the throne of England, and he seeks to rebel against t...

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The Merchant of Venice
In one of Shakespeare's more sober and less antic comedies, the Jewish moneylender Shylock agrees to loan money to a hated business rival, the Christi...

The Tempest
Prospero (respected magician), Miranda (daughter), Stephano and Trincilo (courtiers) and a handful of diplomats, all from Milan, are caught in a storm...

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale is a Shakespearean romance with a symmetrical division into two halves of tragedy and comedy. The tragic first half takes place almo...

Titus Andronicus
Titus returns to Rome after long years at war. He has watched most of his sons die in service to the Empire, and wants only to retire. With him he b...

Troilus and Cressida
The play takes place against the background of the Trojan War. Troilus is a young Trojan prince who falls in love with Cressida, the daughter of a Tro...

Twelfth Night
The play centers on the characters Orsino, Duke of Illyria, and the woman he believes he is in love with, Olivia, who is “a rich countess.” After a sh...

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