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King Henry VI's reign is beset with infighting among the nobility as the War of the Roses breaks out in full and the king faces open rebellion as the Duke of York makes a claim for the throne .続きを見る

Based on events in Roman history, Shakespeare explores themes of justice and morality in Julius Caesar. Brutus, convinced by Cassius, kills Caesar in the Senate. The conspirators, believing they are……続きを見る

Spurred by ambition, Macbeth and his ruthless Lady will stop at nothing, including murder, to make the throne theirs. Beginning with the murder of King Duncan and culminating with Lady Macbeth’s des……続きを見る

The Roman general Titus is drawn into a violent cycle of revenge when he returns triumphantly to Rome with the Goth queen and her three sons as prisoners.続きを見る

A collection of poems and sonnets attributed to William Shakespeare, including three that were written originally for Love's Labour's Lost. 続きを見る

The magic of Naples during Carnival inspires love between a disparate group of local citizens and visiting Englishmen. 続きを見る

After Prince Pericles puzzles out a terrible secret about the king of Antioch, he flees the city and sets sail on his ship. His adventures bring him love and marriage, but his greatest tragedies and……続きを見る

When the Duke of Vienna leaves the city under the governance of Angelo, a strict judge, Claudio and Juliet find themselves in violation of Vienna’s severe morality laws. With Claudio's life at risk,……続きを見る

When Imogen, daughter to King Cymbeline, falls in love with and secretly marries Posthumus, the two lovers are punshied by the king and must struggle to preserve their love.続きを見る

Othello loves his wife Desdemona, and the two live happily--at first. A spurned suitor of Desdemona’s and Iago, an ambitious officer under Othello’s command, plan to tear the couple apart out of rev……続きを見る

Antony, the soldier of Rome, and Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, struggle with tragic consequences against the power and authority of the emerging Roman Empire.続きを見る

When Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, and his companions swear off of the company of women for three years in order to study and fast, they find themselves wholly unprepared for the lack of female co……続きを見る

After the death of King Henry V, King Henry VI must ascend to the throne amist the chaos of the Hundred Years’ War and internal struggles closer to home that threaten the British monarchy. 続きを見る

Published four years after Paradise Lost, Milton's epic, Paradise Regained, examines how everything lost to man is recaptured by the sacrifice of Christ. 続きを見る

John Milton's epic blank-verse poem depicts the Fall of Man, Satan's temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and his ultimate expulsion from Heaven, as a result. Paradise Lost is heralded ……続きを見る

After learning of the betrayal that led to his father's sudden death, Hamlet swears revenge on the man responsible for the crime. 続きを見る

Mistress Page and Mistress Ford set out to have some fun at the expense of John Falstaff, who courts both in the hopes of securing their fortunes.続きを見る

After putting down a rebellion that threatened the kingdom, King Henry IV must now deal with his son and heir, the frivolous Prince Hal. 続きを見る

Perhaps the most famous love story in the world, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s most enduring work, and from Shakespeare in Love to Shakespeare in the Park, these star-crossed lovers have met acr……続きを見る

When he loses his fortune, and he is forced to seek assistance from those he has helped in the past, Timon on Athens quickly learns who is friends are.`続きを見る

Venetian nobleman Antonio stands to lose a pound of flesh when he is unable to repay a loan due to the Jewish moneylender Shylock.続きを見る

The fairies of the forest interfere with the lives of mortals attending the wedding feast of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hipployta, and the realms of mortals and fairies collide on one magical mids……続きを見る

When Rosalind and Celia flee Rosalind's uncle’s court, they find refuge in the Forest of Arden, and are reunited with Rosalind’s father, an exiled duke, and Orlando, her lost love. 続きを見る

King Henry VIII risks both his realm and his immortal soul when he divorces Katherine of Aragon in favour of Anne “Bullen.” With a cast of characters that includes Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, t……続きを見る

Adonis tragically chooses the excitement of the hunt over the charms of the beautiful Venus. 続きを見る

King Lear, growing old and too tired to reign, decides to divide his realm amongst his three daughters, leaving the largest share to the one who loves him the most. His two eldest daughters, Goneril……続きを見る

Helena schemes with Diana to fulfill Bertram’s stipulations and win his love, but as Bertram’s infidelity and Helena’s deceits are revealed, the audience is left to wonder if, in love, the end justi……続きを見る

King Leontes is cursed to have no heir until his long-abandonded child is returned to his kingdom. 続きを見る

Identical twins separated at birth provides the foundation for humour in one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays. The young twin sons of Egeon, alongside another set of young twin boys, purchased as slav……続きを見る

Written primarily in four-line stanzas and iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets address such themes as love, beauty, honesty, and the passage of time, and are now recognized as some ……続きを見る