Folger Library general reader's Shakespeare

Brutus, best friend of the Roman ruler Caesar, reluctantly joins a successful plot to murder Caesar and subsequently destroys himself.

Contains the text of the drama of murder, rape, and betrayal, presented with modernized spelling and punctuation, and includes scene-by-scene plot summaries, explanatory notes, an interpretive essay, and accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre.

Contains the texts of four Shakespearean tragedies.

Presents Shakespeare's sonnets and major long poems, each with text notes on facing pages, and includes critical commentary, and a key to famous lines.