Entre une cérémonie de noces brutalement interrompue et un mariage unissant deux êtres connus pour se haïr, Beaucoup de bruit pour rien nous rappelle que l'amour ne suit jamais un cours régulier. Etincelante et jubilatoire, cette comédie romantique n'en repose pas moins sur un constat amer : tout n'est que vanité et aimer, c'est d'abord s'éprendre de soi-même, pour le meilleur et pour le pire.

Beaucoup de bruit pour rien

Les sonnets parus en 1609 mais rédigés au fil des décennies précédentes résonnent encore aujourd'hui de part les thèmes intemporels qu'ils abordent, le désir, l'amour, la jalousie, le doute, la vieillesse, la mort. Ces 154 poèmes nous offrent à voir un concentré de l'univers shakespearien passionné, touchant, universel. Traduction, François Guizot.

Les sonnets

CLÉOPÂTRE Donnez-moi ma robe, couronnez-moi. J'ai soif De bien plus que la mort. Jamais plus maintenant Le vin de la grappe d'Égypte ne rafraîchira mes lèvres. Fais vite, ma chère Iras, fais vite et bien. Je crois entendre Antoine qui m'appelle. Je le vois qui se dresse Pour m'applaudir d'agir si noblement. Je l'entends qui raille La chance de César, ce bien que n'octroient les dieux Qu'en justification de prochaines colères. Ah, mon époux, Je viens ! Que mon droit à ce mot, Mon courage le prouve. Je suis feu, je suis air, Et à la simple existence mortelle J'abandonne mes autres éléments... En avez-vous fini ? Prenez alors la dernière chaleur Que dispensent mes lèvres. Adieu, bonne Charmian, Adieu, un long adieu, Iras. (Acte V, scène 2)

Antoine et Cléôpatre

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Elizabethan theater with William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". This bewitching comedy whisks you away into a whirlwind of love, fantasy, and magic. Follow the complicated loves of four young lovers lost in a mysterious forest, where mischievous fairies play tricks on them. Amidst misunderstandings, confusions, and magical spells, this summer night promises twists as amusing as they are surprising. Meanwhile, in the realm of fairies, the king and queen of the elves quarrel, causing unexpected consequences for the mortals lost in their fairy kingdom. With his poetic writing and colorful characters, William Shakespeare leads us into an enchanting comedy where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur. Let yourself be captivated by the magic of the summer night and the romantic misadventures that will make you laugh and dream."A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a literary masterpiece celebrating love, imagination, and enchantment. This timeless play continues to charm audiences and readers worldwide for centuries. Plunge into this unique theatrical experience and discover why "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of William Shakespeare's most beloved and performed works. An essential read for all enthusiasts of romance, fantasy, and poetry. ABOUT THE AUTHORWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, often considered the greatest writer of all time. He is renowned for his plays, including classics like "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", and "Othello". Shakespeare wrote in a variety of genres, including comedy, tragedy, and romance, and his works explore universal themes such as love, power, betrayal, and the human condition. Though little is known about his personal life, Shakespeare was active in the London theater scene in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His plays were performed at the famous Globe Theatre, of which he was a co-owner. His work has been praised for its depth, mastery of language, and ability to capture the complexity of human emotions. Shakespeare's writings have had a significant influence on Western literature and culture, and his characters and quotes have become iconic. Even centuries after his death, his works continue to be studied, performed, and appreciated worldwide, making him an indispensable literary figure.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Disguised as a man, Rosalind, along with her cousin Celia, flees her uncle's court. Finding refuge in the Forest of Arden, they are reunited with Rosalind's father, an exiled duke, and Orlando-also exiled and pining for his lost love, Rosalind. Still in disguise, Rosalind undertakes to help Orlando reunite with his beloved, while herself fighting off the advances of the shepherdess, Phebe. Known as "The Bard of Avon, " William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare's works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare's innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech. HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

As You Like It - A Comedy

C'est la plus mythique des écritures de Shakespeare. Convergence absolue de folie, d'amour, et de poésie. Du théâtre, produit ici, dans tout son art, dans toute sa mise en abîme, présent derrière chaque syllabe, chaque situation, pour nous embarquer, de signes en signes, vers le sommet d'un pur au-delà poétique. Et on se prendra de plein fouet, car il est bien question de cela, la voracité de la représentation de la folie par Hamlet. Le barde semble mettre ici de côté son art d'une poésie au service de l'art d'aimer pour la faire basculer au service de l'art d'être fou. Troubles d'oppositions comportementales, hallucinations visuelles et auditives, mélancolies psychédéliques sont donc au rendez-vous. Mais aussi guerres absurdes menées par des orgueils démesurés, amours violents et possessifs, place assignée de la femme dans l'histoire, arnaque du narratif du pouvoir, contrôles abusifs de la population, tout y est pour qu'on s'y retrouve et se perde à jamais. Ophélie nous enterrera tous avec une leçon d'art brut dont on ne se relèvera pas. Ce n'est pas juste Hamlet qui est subversif et insolent. C'est Shakespeare, se cachant comme d'habitude derrière un léger paravent, qu'il suffit de déplacer. Parce qu'au théâtre, on y déplace des paravents.

Hamlet

Jules Cesar

Complexe, aboutie et d'une grande intensité tragique, "Le Marchand de Venise" est l'une des plus belles comédies de Shakespeare. Les thèmes de l'argent et de la justice s'y entremêlent avec ceux de la musique et de l'amour.Comédie de jeunesse du dramaturge, "Les Deux Gentilshommes de Vérone" traite, elle, de l'amitié et de la fidélité.Outre l'introduction de François-Victor Hugo, vous trouverez dans ce dixième volume des oeuvres complètes de Shakespeare, une préface de François Laroque, professeur émérite à la Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3.

Les Deux Gentilshommes de Vérone; Le Marchand de Venise

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rather, the Montagues and the Capulets are on opposite sides in a blood feud and are trying to kill each other on the streets of Verona. Every time a member of one of the two families dies in the fight, his relatives demand the blood of his killer. Because of the feud, if Romeo is discovered with Juliet by her family, he will be killed. Once Romeo is banished, the only way that Juliet can avoid being married to someone else is to take a potion that apparently kills her, so that she is burried with the bodies of her slain relatives. In this violent, death-filled world, the movement of the story from love at first sight to the union of the lovers in death seems almost inevitable.What is so striking about this play is that despite its extraordinary setting (one perhaps reflecting Elizabethan attitudes about hot-blooded Italians), it has become the quintessential story of young love. Because most young lovers feel that they have to overcome giant obstacles in order to be together, because they feel that they would rather die than be kept apart, and especially because the language Shakespeare gives his young lovers is so exquisite, allowing them to say to each other just what we would all say to a lover if we only knew how, it is easy to respond to this play as if it were about all young lovers rather than about a particular couple in a very unusual world. (When the play was rewritten in the eighteen century as The History and Fall of Caius Marius, the violent setting became that of a particularly discordant period in classical Rome; when Leonard Berstein rewrote the play as West Side Story, he chose the violent world of New York street gangs.)

Beaucoup de bruit pour rien

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