Literature
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The More Loving One by W.H. Auden
The More Loving One (1958) is a beautiful poem about unrequited or asymmetrical love, and whether the universe cares about…
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The Divine Comedy by Dante
The Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia), often referred to simply by its first Canto, The Inferno was written somewhere between 1308…
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (1599) is Shakespeare’s tragedy about the events leading to the murder of Julius Caesar. Two…
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Tempest is probably the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone (1611). We’ll let Wikipedia’s summary give you the…
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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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