A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.

Romeo and juliet

The phoenix and the turtledove are both symbols of love, devotion, and perfection. In this allegorical poem, Shakespeare depicts the funeral arrangements for the Phoenix and the Turtledove, representing love, unity, and marriage in the tragedy of their deaths. 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. HarperPerennial Classics 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.

The Phoenix And The Turtle - A Poem

Usurped from this throne by his deceitful brother, Prospero, the Duke of Milan, conjures a tempest in order to lure his brother, Antonio, and Antonio's co-conspirator, King Alonso, to the duke's island hideaway. In so doing, Prospero reveals Antonio's true nature and restores himself and his daughter, Miranda, to their rightful places. 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.

The Tempest - A Comedy

Il n'y a pas de saison théâtrale sans qu'une ou plusieurs pièces de Shakespeare ne soit inscrite au programme. C'est le dramaturge le plus joué dans le monde. À juste titre. Ses pièces mettent en situation des conflits humains de toujours, des peurs ancestrales, des ambitions meurtrières, des angoisses existentielles. Othello, Hamlet, Prospero, Lady Macbeth sont certes des figures historiques, mais ils nous ressemblent ou, plutôt, nous leur ressemblons toujours. Et tant qu'il y aura des hommes, les pièces de Shakespeare leur fourniront les mots pour dire leur grandeur et leur détresse, leur générosités et leur mesquinerie, leur bassesse et leur poésie.

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Quelque chose est pourri dans l'état du Danemark !  Le soir venu, le spectre du roi défunt hante les brumes du château d'Elseneur. Il crie vengeance. Honte à son frère Claudius, le lâche assassin ! Hamlet, son fils, l'a promis : ce crime ne restera pas impuni. Mais au bord du gouffre, voilà que le jeune homme vacille :  Être ou bien ne pas être ?  Jeu de miroirs, faux-semblants, théâtre dans le théâtre... Folie simulée ou véritable démence ? Le meurtre est pourtant bien réel. Et la mort d'Ophélie annonce de nouveaux désastres. Au coeur de la tragédie jaillissent alors les voix mystérieuses du pouvoir et de la guerre, de l'amour et de la mort. La poésie de Shakespeare fuse à chaque instant, racontant le mythe universel d'une humanité confrontée à ses démons.

 Hamlet est l'interprète de pensées et de sentiments tourmentés qui ne sont pas étroitement les siens. On y entend l'écho d'inquiétudes, d'aspirations et de déconvenues qui sont celles d'une époque et pas seulement d'elle.  Michel Grivelet.

Une édition bilingue de Hamlet dans une traduction inédite en poche de Michel Grivelet saluée par Pierre Assouline.

Hamlet

RÉSUMÉRoméo et Juliette, sans doute l'une des histoires d'amour les plus célèbres, qui raconte l'histoire de deux jeunes gens, Roméo Montaigu et Juliette Capulet, qui s'aiment malgré la haine que se vouent leurs familles et connaissent un destin funeste.

Roméo et Juliette

SCENE I. An Apartment in the DUKE'S Palace.

[Enter DUKE, CURIO, Lords; Musicians attending.]

DUKE.

If music be the food of love, play on,

Give me excess of it; that, surfeiting,

The appetite may sicken and so die.-

That strain again;-it had a dying fall;

O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south,

That breathes upon a bank of violets,

Stealing and giving odour.-Enough; no more;

'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.

O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art thou!

That, notwithstanding thy capacity

Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there,

Of what validity and pitch soever,

But falls into abatement and low price

Even in a minute! so full of shapes is fancy,

That it alone is high fantastical.

Twelfth Night

Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of Venice a far darker, more alluring play. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert, and includes an introduction by Ned Halley. The Merchant of Venice is most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex, unforgettable figure of the money-lender, Shylock. It is Shylock who finances Antonio's friend Bassanio in his pursuit of the beautiful Portia, and who demands a gruesome bond from the wealthy merchant.

The Merchant of Venice

The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.
The Tempest is the most lyrical, profound and fascinating of Shakespeare's late comedies. Prospero, long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda, seeks to use his magical powers to defeat his former enemies. Eventually, having proved merciful, he divests himself of that magic, his 'art', and prepares to return to the mainland. The Tempest has often been regarded as Shakespeare's 'farewell to the stage' before his retirement.
In the past, critics emphasised the romantically beautiful features of The Tempest, seeing it as an imaginative fantasia. In recent decades, however, The Tempest has also been treated as a potently political drama which offers controversial insights into colonialism and racism. Frequently staged and diversely filmed, the play has influenced numerous poets and novelists.

Romeo and juliet

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