Shakespeare on the double!

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Julius Caesar

Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate him on the Ides of March; and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Romeo and Juliet

Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy about Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two young people from noble Veronese houses whose love for one another is doomed by the long-standing feud between their families, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Hamlet

Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Macbeth

2006
Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs, clearing the way for Macbeth to seize the crown of Scotland for himself, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Julius Caesar

2006
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play alongside a contemporary translation. Includes a synopsis, explanatory chapters, and questions for further exploration of the play's ideas.
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