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Àííîòàöèÿ: William Shakespeare s Two Gentleman of Verona is one of the playwright s classic romantic plays. It is the story of two gentlemen from Verona, Valentine and Proteus and their competition for the love of two different women, Julia and Silvia. Two Gentleman of Verona is a light-hearted drama with a happy ending.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The New Penguin Shakespeare offers a complete edition of the plays and poems. Each volume hs been newly prepared from the original texts and includes an introduction, a list of further reading, a full and helpful commentary, and a short account of the textual problems of the play.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Henry VI was the Rose Theatre's great draw in the spring of 1592, a dramatic tale of the lives of soldiers, diplomats, kings, and insurrectionists. It centres on the fractious instability of the court and nobility of fifteenth-century England, and their squabbles with their French counterparts.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may well seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. He is a character so intense that he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama, both gratifying and troubling. The lovers may eventually rejoice, but there are strange discords before the final harmony is achieved. Though "The Merchant of Venice" offers some of the traditional pleasures of comedy, it also exposes the perennial operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Hilarious fun, this early comedy is filled with the merry violence of slapstick and farce. When two sets of twins, separated and apparently lost to each other, all end up in the rowdy, rollicking city of Ephesus, the stage is set for mix-ups, mayhem, and mistaken identity--plus the timeless puns, jokes, gags, and suspense that makes this play a wonderful theatrical frolic and a brilliant tour de force of language and laughter.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collapses when the King refuses to accept the divine confirmation of her innocence. The child is abandoned to die on the coast of Bohemia. But when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Honor and Dignity-- Two Noble Kinsmen is based on Geoffrey Chaucer's the Knight's Tale. Three queens ask Theseus and Hippolyta to avenge the deaths of their husbands at the hands of the tyrant Creon of Thebes. Theseus agrees and wages a war that changes the fate of many those involved. The play ends with a public tournament. Come all sad, and solemn shows, That are quick-eyed Pleasure's foes; We convent nought else but woes. We convent nought else but woes.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The people of Rome are starving, kindling unrest and rioting. Their anger turns particularly against the arrogant Caius Marcius, who makes no efforts to hide his contempt for the common man. The riots are halted by a war with the neighboring Volscians, in which Marcius gains glory leading the Roman army in the battle for the town of Corioli. Now titled Coriolanus, he returns to Rome a hero and is selected to take a seat in the senate. But his inability to show humility, or to mask his disdain soon turns the populace against him, forcing him into exile. Shakespeare's ultimate tragedy portrays an exceptional soldier who has no place in society, who cannot accept mundane compromise for peace and is guided by a naive machismo. Seldom performed, Coriolanus, is a captivating study of public and personal life and of the complexities and tension that marked Roman society.

Àííîòàöèÿ: So will I turn her virtue into pitch. And out of her own goodness make the net. That shall enmesh them all". As an incarnation of evil and a catalyst of jealousy, vengeance and murder, Iago is the mainspring of Othello. One of Shakespeare s most intriguing characters, Iago sets out to convince Othello of his wife s infidelity with Cassio. His motives are diverse - revenge, vanity, envy - but he succeeds in arousing strong suspicions in Othello s breast. Though noble and courageous, Othello finally allows himself to be duped by the coldly calculating Iago, and "Chaos is come again. This edition of the text contains notes, a glossary and an introductio

Àííîòàöèÿ: One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, "Macbeth" is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of three mysterious witches and goaded by his ambitious wife, the Scottish thane

Àííîòàöèÿ: Love s Labour s Los is one of the early romantic comedies crafted by the famous English playwright, William Shakespeare. For readers who are familiar with history, they will notice that the four main characters are loosely based on historical figures that were prominent during the time of Shakespeare. This play has been enjoyed by audiences for hundreds of years, and continues to gain momentum with modern reproductions and revivals in film, radio and television bringing this masterpiece to yet another generation of willing enthusiasts.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Comedy of Errors is the story of two identical twins named Antipholus who are separated following a shipwreck 25 years earlier. Antipholus of Ephesus grows up in Ephesus with his mother, while Antipholus of Syracuse grows up in Syracuse with his father. Despite a ban on travel between the two cities, their father, Egeon, travels from Syracuse to Ephesus to try and find his long lost son and wife.

Àííîòàöèÿ: "Antony and Cleopatra" is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics. Antony is divided between the responsibilities of Imperial power and the intensities of his sexual relationship with Cleopatra. She, variously generous and ruthless, loving and jealous, petulant and majestic, emerges as Shakespeare's most complex depiction of a woman: "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety." Unsurpassed in sumptuous eloquence and powerful characterisation, "Antony and Cleopatra" deservedly retains its popularity in the theatre. Its insights into the corruptions of power and the ambiguities of desire remain timely

Àííîòàöèÿ: Love. Sex. Violence. Vengeance. The themes in William Shakespeare s plays feel timeless.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare s work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare s plays. This edition of Julius Caesar provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play and appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts. Offering a wealth of helpful and incisive commentary, the Arden Shakespeare is the finest edition of Shakespeare you can find.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Can true love survive the tests of separation, jealousy, political intrigue, and war? Cymbeline tells the tale of the Ancient British princess Imogen and her lowly lover Posthumus. After the two elope, Posthumus is exiled to Rome, where the scoundrel Iachimo tries to convince him of Imogen's unfaithfulness. Shakespeare combines romantic tribulations with high adventure, as the imminent Roman invasion of Britain leaves King Cymbeline looking for help in unlikely places.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Variously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, Twelfth Night has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and Orsino are attracted to Viola, who is disguised as a young man; and Viola s brother Sebastian, finds that he is loved not only by Antonio but also by Olivia. Meanwhile, in the comic sub-plot, Sir Toby Belch and his companions outwit the vain Malvolio, who is ludicrously humiliated. While offering broad comedy, Twelfth Night teasingly probes gender-roles and sexual ambiguities.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Variously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, "Twelfth Night" has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and Orsino are attracted to Viola, who is disguised as a young man; and Viola's brother Sebastian, finds that he is loved not only by Antonio but also by Olivia. Meanwhile, in the comic sub-plot, Sir Toby Belch and his companions outwit the vain Malvolio, who is ludicrously humiliated. While offering broad comedy, "Twelfth Night" teasingly probes gender-roles and sexual ambiguities.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Bianca is beautiful and demure, with a plethora of wood-be suitors, but marriage is forbidden until her older sister Katherina finds a suitable match. The hitch? Fiery Katherina has sworn to deny the hand or demands of any would-be suitor. That is, until she meets her match in the wily Petrucio. As Katherina's own sharp tongue is met by Petrucio's feigned cruelty, the 'shrew' apparently capitulates. Or does she?