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Often regarded as Shakespeare's most complex play, Hamlet has frequently confounded those who regard it as too ambitious for adequate theatrical representation. In the translation from study to stage, however, many have found it a challenge both in its cariety of effects and discourses and also in i... More

Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous lines and phrases- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language- An e... More

Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy set in five acts, tells the story of a woman, Hero, wrongly accused of unfaithfulness. The subplot is of Benedick and Beatrice's attemtps at not falling in love when that is precisely what they feel for each other. In this play, what sustains the reader's interest is... More

FOLGER Shakespeare LibraryThe world's leading centerfor Shakespeare studiesEach edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous... More

A play alive with escapades and action, comedy and history, "Henry IV, Part One begins the transformation of the madcap Prince Hal into the splendid ruler King Henry. In it a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed with another rebellion-the riotous misbehavior of Hal and his companions, prin... More

Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous lines and phrases- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language- An e... More

FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies. Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous... More

One of Shakespeare's early plays, As You Like It is a romantic comedy about the restoration and regeneration of society through the affirmation of certain positive human values such as brotherly love, tolerance for different viewpoints, and optimism about life at large. The plot centres on the resol... More

The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes: - printed version of the play-Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play-Scene-by-scene plot summaries-A key to famous lines and phrases-An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language-An... More

Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's best known later tragedies. The most geographically sweeping of the Bard's plays, its setting is the entire Roman Empire, and its backdrop, the well-documented history of Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleopatra.William Shakespeare, perhaps the greates... More