comedies

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comedies

The importance of being Earnest

Jack Worthing creates a fictitious brother Earnest who lives in London to escape his dull country routine, but finds the lie backfiring when he falls in love.

Twelfth night

Presents the complete text of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, " with a line-by-line translation of the play in simple language, a list of characters, and a commentary.

The taming of the shrew

Presents the complete text to William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew" with an easy-to-understand translation on facing pages, helping students better understand the work and its meaning.

Brighton Beach memoirs

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

The taming of the shrew

Contains the complete script, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of difficult words, and activities.
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The taming of the shrew

Discusses the theatrical context of William Shakespeare's classic play, "The Taming of the Shrew, " and includes introduction to the play, textual notes, and an essay on the theatrical world of the author.
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The merchant of Venice

Presents Shakespeare's play in which Antonio, a Venetian merchant, finds himself in debt to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, for a painful sum.
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The complete plays of Aristophanes

Presents English translations of eleven plays by ancient Greek comic dramatist Aristophanes.
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A midsummer night's dream

Two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and get caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, as do a group of local artisans preparing a play for Duke Theseus' wedding.
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A midsummer night's dream

Complete text of the comedy of love, magic, and transformation with modern spelling and punctuation, annotated bibliography, and textual notes.

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