Measure for Measure

Two sets of twins are separated at birth by a storm at sea: a pair of masters (both named Antipholus) and a pair of servants (both named Dromio). Years later, the Antipholus-and-Dromio pair raised in Syracuse happen to visit Ephesus, where the respective twins reside—providing the basis for ongoing incidents of mistaken identity, within a lively plot of quarrels, arrests, and a grand courtroom denouement.Based on a pair of comic dramas from ancient Rome, The Comedy of Errors presents a spectacle of pure farce in the spirit of utmost fun and—as the title suggests—hilarious confusion. One of Shakespeare's earliest dramatic efforts, the play abounds in his trademark conceits, puns, and other forms of fanciful wordplay. It also foreshadows his later and greatest comedies, offering students and scholars a valuable key to the playwright's development.

La comédie des erreurs

Publicada en 1599, es la primera de las grandes tragedias shakespearianas, las otras son "Hamlet", "Otelo", "El Rey Lear" y "Macbeth". Se basa en los hechos históricos de la muerte de Julio César a manos de Brutus, que resulta ser el verdadero protagonista de la narración. Drama en 5 actos, cuya trama gira alrededor de los conflictos generados por el honor, la ambición, la amistad y el patriotismo.

Julio César

Hamlet is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes.

HAMLET

Comprend 21 illustrations - 48 notes de bas de page - Environ 156 pages au format Ebook. Sommaire interactif avec hyperliens.

Deux couples d'amoureux transis, une dispute entre le roi et la reine des fées, une potion magique qui s'en mêle et une troupe de comédiens amateurs qui préparent une pièce pour le mariage d'un prince, tous vont s'entrecroiser dans cette forêt étrange, un peu magique, le temps d'une nuit d'été ensorcelante qui ressemble à un rêve.

Voilà une pièce où l' omniprésence du rêve et de l' imaginaire permet à Shakespeare de jouer sur nombre de thèmes érotiques parfois peu acceptables pour son époque comme pour la notre.

L'autre dogme Elizabethain que Shakespeare secoue est celui de la domination masculine : Hermia s'oppose à la décision de son père concernant son mariage, tandis que Titania - sous l'effet d' un charme magique, il est vrai - trompe Obéron, le roi des fées, avec le vaurien Bottom. Toutes deux s' en sortiront sans dommage et Hermia obtient gain de cause.

Ces divers éléments suggèrent que l' étrange forêt où se déroule ce conte est un monde « à l' envers » dont la règle - tout comme au Carnaval - est d' enfreindre les règles, un lieu d' épreuves initiatiques qui permet aux protagonistes de se dépasser et de surmonter les obstacles qui s' opposaient à leurs unions.

Le songe d'une nuit d'été

When the young Prince Pericles puzzles out a terrible secret about the king of Antioch, he flees the city to avoid the ruler's wrath and sets sail on his ship. His adventures bring him to Pentapolis, where his strength and courage win him a princess's hand in marriage. But as Pericles embarks on the voyage home with his wife, his greatest tragedies and triumphs still lay ahead. 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.

Pericles, Prince Of Tyre - A Comedy

THEATRE COMPLET. - Tome 4

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.

The tempest

Dans la Vérone de la Renaissance, deux illustres familles - les Montagues et les Capulets - s'affrontent et couvrent la ville de sang. Un soir, lors d'un bal, les héritiers de ces clans ennemis, Roméo et Juliette, se voient et tombent instantanément amoureux l'un de l'autre.
Mais comment s'aimer quand on est né pour se détester? Que faire afin d'échapper au poids des lois familiales ? Pour les deux amants, la fuite paraît la seule issue possible... Hélas, Roméo et Juliette apprendront à leurs dépens que leur innocente jeunesse est impuissante face à un destin qui les dépasse et que l'amour, comme la haine, peut conduire à la mort.
Avec Roméo et Juliette, Shakespeare explore l'intensité des passions et met en scène le sacrifice d'un amour interdit.

Measure for Measure

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