tragedies

An adaptation of the classic drama in which a man kills the King of Scotland in order to claim the throne for himself; includes a critical introduction.

Contains an introduction to the play, the text of the play, and notes.

Presents complete, annotated texts of four Shakespeare tragedies: "Hamlet, " "Othello, " "King Lear, " and "Macbeth, " and includes scholarly essays and annotated bibliographies for each, plus a guide to memorable lines.

Sophocles' play of a king prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother.

Presents English translations of the complete plays of ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, including the Oedipus cycle, "Oedipus the King, " "Oedipus at Colonus, " and "Antigone"; and features a general introduction, prefaces to each play, stage directions, and a glossary.

Othello appoints Cassio his chief lieutenant, but Iago believes he should have gotten the appointment and plots revenge against both Othello and Cassio.

Presents Shakespeare's drama about the ill-fated affair between Mark Antony, one of the triumvirs of the Roman Empire, and Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt.

The love between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two young people from noble Veronese houses, is doomed by the long-standing feud between their families.

Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate the leader on the Ides of March.

Presents Sophocles' classic tragedy in which Antigone risks her life defying a royal decree in order to give her brother, who was killed while leading a rebellion, a proper burial.