The Pelican Shakespeare

The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes an introduction, notes, and discussion of the theatrical world of Shakespeare.

Fearing Julius Caesar's ambition Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March.

Othello appoints Cassio his chief lieutenant, but Iago believes he should have gotten the appointment and plots revenge against both Othello and Cassio.

Presents 154 sonnets by sixteenth-century poet and playwright William Shakespeare, and includes an introduction, notes on the texts, and an index of first lines.

Contains the text of Shakespeare's play in which Macbeth kills Duncan, the King of Scotland, in order to seize the throne for himself.