tragedy

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Julius Caesar

2020
Presents the complete text of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," with a line-by-line translation of the play in simple language, a list of characters, and a commentary.

Romeo y Julieta

2019
In medieval Verona, two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting the stage for tragedy.
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Shakespeare set free

teaching Hamlet, Henry IV, Part 1
1994
Presents ideas for teaching two Shakespeare plays in the classroom and through performance, with handouts, sample lesson plans, and homework assignments.

Otelo: el moro de Venecia

2018
An abridged and annotated Spanish version of William Shakespeare's "Othello," in which Othello, a Moorish general, is led by a jealous and evil ensign to believe his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful.

The house of the spirits

a novel
2015
"Brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future. It's an epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate."--Provided by publisher.

Romeo and Juliet

2010
William Shakespeare's tale about two lovers who are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another.

Hamlet

2017
Presents William Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.

The tragedy of Othello

the Moor of Venice
Presents the Shakespeare tragedy in which Othello, a Moorish general, is led by a jealous and evil ensign to believe his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful. Includes explanatory notes, scene summaries, and other reference tools, as well as illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's holdings.

Hamlet

Hamlet's split personality hypnotizes readers in this tragedy that takes place in the early 17th century at the castle in Elsinore, Denmark.

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