Literature
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s comedy features the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the play’s namesake head-strong “shrew.” Other characters include Lucentio, Hortencio, and…
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The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of WIndsor (1602) is one of Shakespeare’s laugh-out-loud funniest plays, dependent upon the degree of brilliance by…
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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare’s other romantic comedies, the play…
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
This William Shakespeare tragedy hardly needs an introduction. It is the prototypical tale of feuding families and “star-cross’d lovers.” Painting…
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Othello, The Moor of Venice – William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1622) is Shakespeare’s tragedy about the downfall of Othello. Lago, a deceitful,…
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s tragedy, also called The Tragedy of Macbeth was probably first performed in 1606. Shakespeare offers a lesson in the…
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Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare wrote the comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost in the mid-1590s. It was first published in 1598. The noblemen, Berowne,…
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s tragedy about what can go wrong when an aged King tries to divvy powers amongst his three daughters,…
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King Henry V by William Shakespeare
“Short live the King!” Shakespeare’s tragedy is about the short life and rule of Henry V, who served as King…
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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Henry VIII , alternately titled All Is True was co-authored by Shakespeare and his successor, John Fletcher. The Globe Theatre was burned…
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