tragedies

Presents the full text of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", with side-by-side translations on facing pages to help readers better understand the play, as well as critical commentary.

Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and his theater, key to famous lines and phrases, and explanatory notes.

Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be Othello's friend while manipulating him and turning him against his wife, Desdemona.

Contains a prose retelling and the original text of William Shakespeare's play in which two teens, from opposite sides of feuding families in medieval Verona, fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion.

Contains three plays from Sophocles: "Edipo Rey," about a king who learns a tragic secret, "Edipo en Colona," about the end of the former king's life, and "Antigone," about a woman who ignores a law forbidding her from giving her brother the proper burial rits.

An adaptation of the classic drama in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate the leader on the Ides of March.

Contains the complete script to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and includes a running synopsis of the action, explanations of unfamiliar words, and activities designed to help students better understand the play.

A fully annotated critical edition of "King Lear" that includes a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources and influences, a detailed reading of the action, and a stage history of the major productions.

William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago, jealous of 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 his wife, Desdemona.

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