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A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death.

A+ Audio is an audio series with enormous appeal for students and literature lovers alike. Created by top scholars from America's top universities, this innovative format features one-hour of audio and companion study booklet for each literary masterpiece. Compelling performances by well-known stage and screen actors and insightful critical analysis will enable literature fans and students to experience the classics as never before.

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"Soothsayers and premonitions. Power-hungry politicians. Conspiracy, betrayal, and assassination. The battle for control of the Roman Empire. Enjoy the nonstop intrigue of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in this action-packed manga edition."--Jacket.

Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In Othello, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stage play. When the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity, audiences around the world have been held spellbound.

With practical jokes, poetry and haunting songs, this is the most subtle of Shakespeare's comedies. In an aristocratic country house, we see the infatuation of Orsino, the devoted loyalty of Viola, the selfless friendship of Antonio and the self love of the ambitious Malvolio.

This book is a collection of Shakespeare's incomparable sonnets.

A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play which explores the calamitous consequences of an overwhelming passion by telling the story of Antony, the once-heralded leader who becomes stupified with passion and degenerates into a fool, and the multi-faceted Cleopatra.

Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.