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Romeo + Juliet

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:03

A twentieth-century adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama, set in Verona Beach, in which two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion. Includes commentaries, documentary about the soundtrack, and featurettes.

Julius Caesar

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:03

A 1970 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's drama in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Othello

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:03

A BBC production of "Othello, " featuring a traditional performance of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago, jealous of the Moor Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of Othello's wife, Desdemona.

She's the man

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A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Twelfth Night, " in which Viola, furious when her high school drops the girl's soccer team, assumes her twin brother's identity while he is out of town to join the soccer team at his school, which causes a series of romantic complications.

Hamlet

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A Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.

Julius Caesar

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Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Macbeth

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Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs, clearing the way for Macbeth to seize the crown of Scotland for himself, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Macbeth

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