drama

A comedy built around the Jerome family during the Depression and focusing on fifteen-year-old, Eugene, preoccupied with sex and the Yankees.

When Herald Loomis arrives at an African-American Pittsburgh boardinghouse, after seven years' impressed labor on Joe Turner's chain gang, he is a free man--in body.

Presents the unabridged text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare's comedy of love, magic, and transformation; features explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot synopsis, scene summaries, and character notes; and includes information about Shakespeare and his times.

Presents the complete text of the tragedy in which a Scottish noble kills the king in order to claim the throne for himself, and includes notes, illustrations, explanations of difficult words and passages, plot and scene summaries, and character profiles, as well as a brief biography of Shakespeare.

Presents the text of "Twelfth Night," in which Viola, disguised as a man, falls in love with Duke Orsino; while Olivia, the object of Orsino's attentions, is attracted to Viola, believing her to be male, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

Presents the text of Shakespeare's tragedy about two young lovers whose families oppose their union and includes margin notes and tools for teachers.

Presents the unabridged text of Shakespeare's drama "Richard II" about a king whose bad choices lead him to an unfortunate end; and includes explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot synopsis, scene summaries, notes on the main characters, and other resources.

Presents William Shakespeare's comedy "Measure for Measure" side by side with scene summaries and explanatory notes, and provides background on Shakespeare, the text, and the play's context, and discussion questions, activities, and essay and project suggestions.

Presents the text of Shakespeare's tragedy about betrayal in ancient Rome and includes margin notes and tools for teachers.