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West Side story

a musical
1958
The violent feud between two New York gangs ends the happiness of Maria and Tony.

Shakespeare's Macbeth

2004
American literary critic Harold Bloom offers his analysis of Shakespeare's "MacBeth, " and includes the text of the play, preceded by a synopsis and list of characters.

Cyrano de Bergerac

2006
Presents the classic play about an unattractive swordsman who falls in love with a beautiful woman but courts her for a handsome but slow-witted suitor; and contains a timeline of significant events, outline of themes and plots, explanatory notes, and critical analysis.

Anton Chekhov's Three sisters

a drama in four acts
1995
Presents the script for an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's drama "Three Sisters, " the story of three women who dream of escaping from their dull lives and marriages in a small provincial garrison town to the far more exciting Moscow.

Benedict Arnold

a drama of the American Revolution in five acts
2005
A play about American Revolutionary general Benedict Arnold's bravery in battle and his historic act of treason.

The taming of the shrew

1988
Presents the text of the play about a man who sets out to tame his shrewish wife, and includes an essay on the play in performance, annotated bibliographies, and other reference information.

A midsummer night's dream

2005
Presents the text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and become caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

A midsummer night's dream

1998
Shakespeare's play involving young Athenian lovers, a boisterous group of local tradesmen, and the monarchs and subjects of the fairy kingdom.

Cyrano de Bergerac

a heroic comedy in five acts
1975

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