William Shakespeare Tragedies

William Shakespeare Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 1675
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1645171868

Twelve of Shakespeare’s most profound and moving dramas in one elegant volume. William Shakespeare’s tragedies introduced the world to some of the most well-known characters in literature, including Romeo, Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and Othello. This handsome Word Cloud volume includes all twelve works from the First Folio that are commonly classified as tragedies—but the feelings that Shakespeare’s words can evoke range across the spectrum of human emotion.

Three Tragedies

Three Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-02-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780671722616

The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. The star-crossed lovers of Romeo and Juliet, the madness and vengeance of Hamlet, and the corrupting lust for power of Macbeth—this collection of three of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies is based on the acclaimed individual Folger editions of the plays. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes -Scene-by-scene plot summaries The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

Four Tragedies

Four Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Total Pages: 978
Release: 2009-08-26
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0307420604

Hamlet One of the most famous plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the young prince of Denmark who must reconcile his longing for oblivion with his duty to avenge his father’s murder is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. The ghost, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, and the breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet a masterpiece of the theater. Othello This great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor. The doomed marriage of Desdemona to the Moor Othello is the focus of a storm of tension, incited by the consummately evil villain Iago, that culminates in one of the most deeply moving scenes in theatrical history. King Lear Here is the famous and moving tragedy of a king who foolishly divides his kingdom between his two wicked daughters and estranges himself from the young daughter who loves him–a theatrical spectacle of outstanding proportions. Macbeth No dramatist has ever seen with more frightening clarity into the heart and mind of a murderer than has Shakespeare in this brilliant and bloody tragedy of evil. Taunted into asserting his “masculinity” by his ambitious wife, Macbeth chooses to embrace the Weird Sisters’ prophecy and kill his king–and thus, seals his own doom. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography

Five Great Tragedies

Five Great Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: English drama (Tragedy)
ISBN: 9781853267994

A volume of five of Shakespeare's most enduring works of tragedies, offering perennial insights into human emotion as well as telling inscriptions of the particular concerns of Shakespeare's own day.

The Great Comedies and Tragedies

The Great Comedies and Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2005
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781840221459

The collection of the finest of Shakespeare's plays presents Shakespeare's comedies with introductions by Judith Buchanan and tragedies with introductions by Emma Smith

Four Great Tragedies

Four Great Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1985-02
Genre: English drama (Tragedy)
ISBN: 9780671601058

Contains Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tragedies

Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 806
Release: 1864
Genre:
ISBN:

Royal Power and Authority in Shakespeare’s Late Tragedies

Royal Power and Authority in Shakespeare’s Late Tragedies
Author: Alisa Manninen
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1443884383

William Shakespeare explores political survival as a question of interaction at court in King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Through a discussion of authority as an element that is distinct from power, this book offers a new perspective on the importance of acts of persuasion and the contribution the late tragedies make to Shakespeare’s portrayal of monarchy. It argues that the most productive uses of the material power to judge or reward are those that reinforce royal authority and establish the monarch at the centre of the web of noble relationships. In the late tragedies, rulership is exercised at court. It acquires a nature of its own as the interaction of powerful and potentially powerful individuals among the nobility. The persuasive exercise of authority complements the tangible power that is founded on the monarch’s material resources, so that consent to the monarch’s supremacy is obtained through various discourses of justification and the performance of the monarch’s social role. Shakespeare’s combination of emotional intimacy with political concerns becomes central to the tragedies of these three plays when the failure to establish control over power and authority leads to the breakdown of established values and political traditions.