english drama

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english drama

King John

2002
Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's historical drama about the struggles of England's King John; and includes discussion of the history of the play and its performance, and the possible sources of the story.

King Lear

2001
A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Pygmalion

a romance in five acts
1941
A professor of phonetics takes on the challenge of turning a London flower girl into a lady.

Shakespeare

2004
Looks at the plot and background of Shakespeare's play Othello as well as some of the play's characters.

Shakespeare tragedies

Titus Andronicus, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet
2002
Explores Shakespeare's first tragedy, his most beloved and his most famous. Key scenes portrayed, tutorial of concepts, study techniques and unique format.

Romeo & Juliet

1995
Two young lovers are destroyed by the bitter feud between their powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets.

Macbeth

1989
Shakespeare's classic story of an ambitious king and his eventual downfall.

The taming of the shrew

1995
A comic look at male chauvinism and women's lib in the 16th century. Portrays the story of the courtship of a beautiful but sharp-tempered woman and her persistent suitor.

Macbeth

Shakespeare's tragedy about greed and ambition, and a man driven to murder to gain a kingdom, only to meet his death.

Hamlet

1995
Shakespeare's classic drama exploring madness, guilt, justice and self-perception. "...The tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind.".

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