Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth NightThe Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Twelfth Night Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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... Antonio's flesh. The play's comic ending must not only unite the lovers in marriage but rescue Antonio from a terrible death. A Midsummer щи Dream, for all its hilarity, gives us ample glimpses of the dark side of love, embodied in the ...
... Antonio's flesh. The play's comic ending must not only unite the lovers in marriage but rescue Antonio from a terrible death. A Midsummer щи Dream, for all its hilarity, gives us ample glimpses of the dark side of love, embodied in the ...
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... Antonio, my father, is deceased, And I have thrust myself into this maze, Happily55 to wive and thrive as best I may. Crowns56 in my purse I have, and goods at home, And so am corne abroad to see the world. HORTENSIO Petruchio, shall I ...
... Antonio, my father, is deceased, And I have thrust myself into this maze, Happily55 to wive and thrive as best I may. Crowns56 in my purse I have, and goods at home, And so am corne abroad to see the world. HORTENSIO Petruchio, shall I ...
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... Antonio's Butonios 190 his my 212 ours yours 265 feat seeke 280 ben Been 2.1. 8 thee tell tel 75-6 wooing.-Neighbors, wooing neighbors: 79 unto you vnto 104 Pisa. By report Pisa by report, 153 struck stroke 157 rascal fiddler Rascall ...
... Antonio's Butonios 190 his my 212 ours yours 265 feat seeke 280 ben Been 2.1. 8 thee tell tel 75-6 wooing.-Neighbors, wooing neighbors: 79 unto you vnto 104 Pisa. By report Pisa by report, 153 struck stroke 157 rascal fiddler Rascall ...
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... Antonio, is the victim of a mysterious melancholy. He is wealthy enough and surrounded by friends, but something is missing from his life. He assures his solicitous companions that he has no financial 110111е5, 101 11е 11а5 been too ...
... Antonio, is the victim of a mysterious melancholy. He is wealthy enough and surrounded by friends, but something is missing from his life. He assures his solicitous companions that he has no financial 110111е5, 101 11е 11а5 been too ...
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... Antonio learns with the help of his dear friend Bassanio, to seek happiness by daring to risk everything for friendship. Antonio's risk is most extreme: only when he has thrown away concern for his life can he discover what there is to ...
... Antonio learns with the help of his dear friend Bassanio, to seek happiness by daring to risk everything for friendship. Antonio's risk is most extreme: only when he has thrown away concern for his life can he discover what there is to ...
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actors Antonio Athens audience BAPTISTA Bassanio Bianca BIONDELLO BOTTOM Christian comedy daughter Demetrius director doctor of laws doth Duke Egeus Enter Exeunt Exit eyes FABIAN fair fairies father FESTE film fool friends gentleman give GOBBO GRATIANO GREMIO hast hath hear heart Helena Hermia Hippolyta HORTENSIO husband Jessica Julina Kate KATHARINA lady Lancelot lion look lord LORENZO lovers Lucentio Lysander madam MALVOLIO MARIA marriage marry master Merchant of Venice Midsummer Night’s Dream mistress moon Nerissa never o’er Oberon OLIVIA ORSINO PETRUCHIO play’s PORTIA pray production Puck Pyramus and Thisbe Queen QUINCE SALERIO Sebastian servant Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play Shrew Shylock Signor Ansaldo Signor Giannetto Silla Silvio SIR ANDREW SIR TOBY sleep SOLANIO speak stage swear sweet Taming tell theater thee There’s THESEUS thou art Thou shalt Titania TRANIO Twelfth Night unto Vincentio VIOLA What’s wife young апс1