The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his……続きを見る
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the r……続きを見る
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1592. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as sho……続きを見る
Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is……続きを見る
'This, of the history plays, is The Tragedy ... the most lyrical Shakespeare ever wrote' Simon Schama
The old king Henry IV, sick and weary, must send out his forces - including the unruly Falstaff ……続きを見る
Elizabethan play, sometimes attributed in part to Shakespeare. According to Wikipedia: "William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely reg……続きを見る
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Dans une rue de Venise.
Entrent ANTONIO, SALARINO et SALANIO.
Antonio.- De bonne foi, je ne sais pourquoi je suis triste. J'en suis fatigué: vous dites que vous en êtes……続きを見る
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Rome.- Une rue.
Entrent FLAVIUS ET MARULLUS, et une multitude de citoyens des basses classes.
FLAVIUS.- Hors d'ici, rentrez, fainéans; rentrez chez vous. Est-ce aujourd……続きを見る
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Un lieu découvert.- Tonnerre, éclairs.
Entrent LES TROIS SORCIÈRES.
PREMIÈRE SORCIÈRE.- Quand nous réunirons-nous maintenant toutes trois ? Sera-ce par le tonnerre, les……続きを見る
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Rome.- Devant le Capitole. On aperçoit le monument des Andronicus.
Les SÉNATEURS et les TRIBUNS assis dans la partie supérieure du temple; ensuite SATURNINUS avec ses p……続きを見る
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Abbaye de Westminster.
Marche funèbre. Le corps du roi Henri V, découvert, exposé solennellement, entouré des DUCS DE BEDFORD, DE GLOCESTER ET D'EXETER, DU COMTE DE WAR……続きを見る
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Appartement dans le palais du duc.
LE DUC, CURIO, seigneurs.
(Des musiciens jouent.)
LE DUC.- Si la musique est l'aliment de l'amour, jouez donc; donnez-m'en jusqu'à ce……続きを見る
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Devant le palais d'Antiochus.- Des têtes sont disposées sur les remparts.
Entre GOWER.
GOWER.- Le vieux Gower renaît de ses cendres pour répéter une ancienne histoire; se soume……続きを見る
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Londres.- Une salle d'apparat dans le palais.
Fanfares et trompettes, suivies de hautbois. Entrent d'un côté LE ROI HENRI, LE DUC DE GLOCESTER, SALISBURY, WARWICK, ET L……続きを見る
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Northampton.- Une salle de représentation dans le palais.
Entrent LE ROI JEAN, LA REINE ÉLÉONORE, PEMBROKE, ESSEX, et SALISBURY avec CHATILLON.
LE ROI JEAN.- Eh bien, C……続きを見る
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Verger, près de la maison d'Olivier.
Entrent ORLANDO ET ADAM.
ORLANDO.- Je me rappelle bien, Adam; tel a été mon legs, une misérable somme de mille écus dans son testam……続きを見る
Love and Scorn-- All's Well That Ends Well is a fast paced comedic romp. Helena has won Bertrand as her husband, but now she must win his love. Helena is given impossible tasks and a wildly, improba……続きを見る
Vengeance and War-- Rome is in turmoil, there is rioting in the streets and open warfare between the varying ruling factions. Coriolanus would bring peace and order to Rome, but will Rome let him? Y……続きを見る
Friendship and Greed!-- Timon is a wealthy and generous man. Over the length of the play we watch as he slowly gives away his entire fortune. Then we witness the tragedy of a man who comes to realiz……続きを見る
Betrayal and Honor-- Fearing that Caesar means to end the Roman republic and make himself the emperor, Brutus, Caesar's closest friend, allows himself to be caught up in a plot to kill Caesar. Once ……続きを見る
Love and Longing-- As You Like it is One of William Shakespeare's best known plays. Mistaken identities and gender disguise abound. Rosalind must flee from court when she angers her uncle, who has u……続きを見る
Murder, mayhem, and magic. Pushed by his wife to seize the throne, Macbeth kills his rightful liege and then tries desperately to hold onto the kingdom that he has wrongfully usurped. Prophesy and m……続きを見る
Honor and Glory-- King Henry V has put aside the indiscretion of youth and taken the throne upon his father's death. Faced with insurrection and a war with France, Henry must become a strong king or……続きを見る
Heredity and Ability-- Henry VI, Part 1 opens at the funeral of Henry V, who died unexceptedly in his prime. Henry's brothers and his uncle do not think his son, who will be Henry VI, is ready to ta……続きを見る
Defeat and Civil War-- King Henry VI, Part 3 opens with Henry and his queen on the run after losing the First Battle of St. Albans. York goes to London and sits himself upon the throne. King Henry t……続きを見る
Mercy and Justice-- Measure for Measure is a play that balances Mercy against Justice and pride against humility. Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, tells his people that he is leaving on a diplomatic m……続きを見る
Loyalty and Heredity-- King Henry VIII covers the period of Henry's reign from shortly after he becomes king to the birth of Elizabeth, who would one day become queen and for whom the play was writt……続きを見る
