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The Complete Works

admin12 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:03:47 +0000

Bringing together the entire works of the greatest playwright of all time, this beautifully formatted and easy to navigate collection includes all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays and 154 sonnets along with his other poems such as Venus and Adonis.

Shakespeare’s works capture all of human life. There are the great tragedies of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, the towering histories of Julius Caesar and Henry IV Pt I, and the tender comedies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Taming of the Shrew. Not to mention some of the greatest love poetry ever written in his Sonnets.

Coriolanus

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:32:16 +0000

Having achieved victory against the Volscans, Caius Martius Coriolanus returns to Rome with hopes of entering political life. But when his plans cause him to be banished from Rome, he is consumed by a desire for revenge.

Cymbeline

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:28:56 +0000

After Imogen defies her father – King Cymbeline – by marrying the orphan Posthumus, her husband is exiled to Italy. But can their love survive the trickery and jealousy of those who wish to keep them apart.

Henry VIII

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:26:02 +0000

Thought to be Shakespeare’s last play, Henry VIII charts the intrigues of the Tudor king’s court from the trickery of Cardinal Wolsey to Anne Boleyn’s coronation as the Queen of England.

Henry IV Part One

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:23:46 +0000

Wracked by guilt and mounting troubles, Shakespeare’s historical play recounts the uneasy reign of King Henry IV.

Henry IV Part Two

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:20:50 +0000

Continuing the story of King Henry IV, Shakespeare follows the rise of Prince Hal, the future Henry V, to the throne and the fate of the cowardly knight Falstaff.

Henry V

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:17:47 +0000

In this acclaimed play, Shakespeare explores the virtues of strong leadership through the tale of King Henry V’s victory over the French at Agincourt.

Henry VI Part One

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:14:26 +0000

After the sudden death of Henry V, the young Henry VI inherits the throne at a time of turmoil. England struggles in its war with France, which is making gains with the aid of Joan of Arc.

Henry VI Part Two

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:11:46 +0000

The Earl of Suffolk’s plan to control the king look set to succeed as the second of Shakespeare’s three plays about Henry VI begins with only the Duke of Gloucester standing between him and success. Meanwhile trouble is brewing in the houses of Lancaster and York.

Henry VI Part Three

admin12 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:08:56 +0000

The last of Shakespeare’s historical plays about Henry VI focuses on the chaos caused by the War of the Roses, backstabbing nobility and the sinister actions of the future Richard III.