tragedy

A reference guide to Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar, " discussing the text as compared to some of the Bard's other plays; and examining contexts and sources, dramatic structure, themes, critical approaches, and the play in performance.

Provides scholarly and critical information designed to enhance the reader's understanding of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".

A reference guide to Shakespeare's play about a king whose unfounded jealousy has lifelong consequences for his family and friends, discussing its contexts and sources, dramatic form, language and characters, themes, and textual, critical, and performance history.

A guide to the study of "Romeo and Juliet, " featuring a textual history of the play; offering a critical interpretation of the dramatic structure, characters, language, and themes of the tragedy; and including a look at the play in performance.

A guide to understanding William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" that provides information on its characters, plot, themes, social and historical context, and critical approaches.

A guide to reading and understanding William Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra" that includes information on the play's contexts, dramatic structure, major characters, themes, and critical approaches.

Presents a selection of critical analyses of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," and includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, a list of characters, an extensive bibliography, and an index of themes and ideas.

Provides a look into the life of Prince Harry from his childhood to the present.

A study guide to the fifth-century Greek tragedies, "Oedipus the King," "Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone," providing background on the genre, information about the author, summaries and commentaries on the texts, and review questions.

Defines conventional attitudes toward revenge in Shakespeare's day; and features an analysis of "Hamlet" which focuses on the question of whether the character Hamlet was obligated to obey the demands of the ghost to seek revenge.