Troilus and Cressida is Shakespeares problem play about the Trojan War. As the opening Chorus tells us, the play begins in the middle of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the...
Passionate Pilgrim, The by SHAKESPEARE, William
The Passionate Pilgrim was published by William Jaggard, later the publisher of Shakespeares First Folio. The first edition survives only in a single fragmentary copy; its date...
The Tragedy Of Macbeth By William Shakespeare
Right from its famous opening scene which begins, Thunder and lightning. Enter Three Witches The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare holds the reader fast in a stirring,...
Henry VI, Part 1 by SHAKESPEARE, William
Henry VI, Part 1 or The First Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 1 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during...
Henry VI, Part 2 by SHAKESPEARE, William
Henry VI, Part 2 or The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 2 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591, and set during...
Henry VI, Part 3 by SHAKESPEARE, William
Henry VI, Part 3 or The Third Part of Henry the Sixt (often written as 3 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591, and set during...
Merchant of Venice, The by SHAKESPEARE, William
William Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was printed with the comedies in the First Folio of 1623. Bassanio, an impoverished...
Much Ado About Nothing By William Shakespeare
Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. ...
Rape of Lucrece, The by SHAKESPEARE, William
The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Lucretia. Lucrece draws on the story described in both Ovids Fasti and Livys history of...
Twelfth Night (version 2) by SHAKESPEARE, William
Shakespeares great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a...
