Pelican Shakespeare

Presents the annotated text of the play in which a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed against the rebellion of Prince Hal against his father King Henry IV; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

Presents part two of William Shakespeare's classic play "Henry IV," and contains detailed explanations of words and passages, plot and scene summaries, character analysis, a chronology of Shakespeare's life and times, and more.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's history play in which fifteenth-century British King Henry V launches a war with France and copes with his identity as a king apart from his wild past and the actions of his father; includes sections on Shakespeare's theater, life, and texts.

Discusses the theatrical context of William Shakespeare's classic play, "The Taming of the Shrew, " and includes introduction to the play, textual notes, and an essay on the theatrical world of the author.

An annotated edition of Shakespeare's comedy about young lovers, throne usurpers, and banishment in the Forest of Arden; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a scholarly introduction.

Presents the text of "Richard II," in which the unscrupulous and weak king, stripped of his power, pays the ultimate price for his earlier bad choices, and includes an introduction and an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare.

Presents the annotated text of the play in which a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed against the rebellion of Prince Hal against his father King Henry IV; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

Presents the annotated text of the play in which Claudio and Hero, on the verge of marriage, conspire to get two antagonistic people to fall in love, not realizing they themselves are the target of a sinister conspiracy; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's history play in which fifteenth-century British King Henry V launches a war with France and copes with his identity as a king apart from his wild past and the actions of his father; includes sections on Shakespeare's theater, life, and texts.

Presents the 1608 quarto and 1625 folio texts of the drama in which King Lear disinherits his favorite daughter when she speaks out against him and splits his kingdom between his other two daughters who are secretly plotting against him. Includes an introductory essay and notes.