William Shakespeare

Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Henry VI, Part 1", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. In the first instalment of a trilogy set during the War of the Roses, Henry VI rises to King following the death of his father, Henry V. As England's military hold in France dwindles, rivalry runs high between the Houses of York and Somerset, leading to Lord Talbot's defeat...

The third play of Shakespeare's "War of the Roses Tetralogy", this "Part III" is widely regarded as the best of the three works on Henry VI. The Bard's skill in producing scenes of moving drama is readily apparent, for Queen Margaret journeys to France in search of military aid, after King Henry brokers a deal with his enemy Richard, Duke of York, for physical protection. Many bloody and heart-rending battles take place in this play as the War of...

"Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión" se pregunta Hamlet en una de las obras más reconocidas de William Shakespeare. Cuando el fantasma de su padre, el rey de Dinamarca le revela que ha sido asesinado por su hermano Claudio, quitándole el trono, la reina y la vida, Hamlet, como príncipe heredero, se ve motivado a desarrollar un plan para vengarlo. Confundido, la revelación de este oscuro crimen reclama justicia, y junto con el odio y la sed de venganza,...

En la ciudad imaginaria de Iliria, el duque Orsino está enamorado de la bella Olivia, quien, debido a la muerte de su hermano, vive aislada del mundo y rechaza el amor del duque.Cuando el barco en el que viajaban los hermanos gemelos Viola y Sebastián, naufraga en las costas de Iliria. La hermosa Viola, es salvada en un bote y creyendo que su hermano ha muerto, decide disfrazarse de un joven paje y trabajar, bajo el nombre de Cesario, al servicio...

Plongez dans le monde envoûtant du théâtre élisabéthain avec "Le Songe d'une Nuit d'Été" de William Shakespeare. Cette comédie enchanteresse vous transporte dans un tourbillon d'amour, de fantaisie et de magie. Suivez les amours compliquées de quatre jeunes amants perdus dans une forêt mystérieuse, o les fées espiègles se jouent d'eux. Entre quiproquos, malentendus et sorts magiques, cette nuit d'été promet des rebondissements aussi...

The third play of Shakespeare's 'First Tetralogy,' this "Part III" is widely regarded as the best of the three works on Henry VI. The Bard's skill in producing scenes of moving drama is readily apparent, for Queen Margaret journeys to France in search of military aid after King Henry brokers a deal with his enemy Richard, Duke of York, for physical protection. Many bloody and heart-rending battles take place in this play as the War of the Roses reaches...

"You are deluded, Romeo. Vampires do not have the capability to love. They are heartless."

The Capulets and the Montagues have some deep and essential differences. Blood differences. Of course, the Capulets can escape their vampire fate, and the Montagues can try not to kill their undead enemies. But at the end of the day, their blood feud is unstoppable. So it's really quite a problem when Juliet, a vampire-to-be, and Romeo,

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Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's narrative poem, "Venus and Adonis". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The poem intertwines comedy with tragedy to tell the tale of Venus's obsession with the handsome Adonis, whose affections even the goddess of love cannot hold. It explores the pain of unrequited love...

Hamlet, príncipe de Dinamarca, es tal vez la tragedia de mayor celebridad entre todas las obras de cualquier época. Su protagonista encarna el abismo que, a veces, separa al pensamiento de la acción. Inteligente, imaginativo, vivaz, valiente y noble, Hamlet se tortura en su querella moral. Del monólogo íntimo pasa a paroxismos verbales, enigmáticos profundos y brillantes. El príncipe Hamlet no es solamente "el hombre cuya duda insoluble cierra...

Extrait : "PREMIER CITOYEN : Avant que nous allions plus loin, écoutez-moi. PLUSIEURS CITOYENS, à la fois : Parlez, parlez, PREMIER CITOYEN : Vous êtes tous résolus à mourir plutt qu'à subir la famine ? TOUS : Résolus, résolus. PREMIER CITOYEN : Et d'abord vous savez que Caïus Marcius est le principal ennemi du peuple. TOUS : Nous le savons, nous le savons. PREMIER CITOYEN : Tuons-le, et nous aurons le blé au prix que nous voudrons. Est-ce...