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A midsummer night's dream
by William Shakespeare
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26 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 1,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily
The taming of the shrew
by William Shakespeare
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18 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The "shrew," Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears, marries Katharina, and "tames" her so well that he wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience
The tempest
by William Shakespeare
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22 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Television adaption of Shakespeare's play revolving around an enchanted island, an exiled Duke, young lovers, and a framework of conspiracy
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
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25 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in English and held by 1,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
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29 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 1,791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Presents a production of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth designed especially for television. Three witches hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and future king of Scotland, and tell Banquo that his sons will sit on the throne. Lady Macbeth urges her husband to murder King Duncan and Banquo and his sons. Macbeth kills Duncan and Banquo and is made king. Macduff and Banquo's son Malcolm raise an army against him, Lady Macbeth kills herself, Macduff slays Macbeth, and Malcolm becomes king
As you like it
by William Shakespeare
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29 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in English and held by 1,778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play, a pastoral romance set in the Forest of Arden in medieval France
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
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25 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 1,708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A play about power, assassination and revenge. Presents a broad range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another and themselves
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
by William Shakespeare
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22 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,601 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 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
The merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
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26 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Blending tragedy and comedy, this play presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, its captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon, or tragic hero?
Antony & Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
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30 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Octavius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength. Caesar condemns Antony for neglecting his duties as a statesman and military officer. Hearing that his wife, Fulvia, has died and that Pompey is raising an army to rebel against the triumvirate, Antony feels he must return to Rome. Caesar and Antony try to patch up their quarrel through the marriage of Antony to Caesar's sister Octavia. In Egypt, Cleopatra is told that Antony has married and is furious with jealousy. However, when the messenger says that Octavia is not very beautiful, Cleopatra feels confident that she can win Antony back. The triumvirs meet Pompey, who agrees to keep peace in exchange for control of Sicily and Sardinia. When Antony and Octavia leave for Athens, Caesar breaks his truce, wages war against Pompey, and defeats him. After using Lepidus's army to secure a victory, he imprisons Lepidus. Antony learns this with anger; Octavia pleads him to stay friends with her brother. Antony sends her to Rome, then returns to Cleopatra. In Egypt he raises an army to fight Caesar. Antony decides to fight him at sea, although Caesar has the better navy; and he allows Cleopatra to command a ship, ignoring the protests of Enobarbus, his best friend. Enobarbus deserts him and joins Caesar's army, but then in remorse kills himself. Antony's forces lose the battle when Cleopatra's ship flees and Antony's follows, leaving the rest of the fleet vulnerable to attack. Antony swears he will kill Cleopatra, so she sends word that she has committed suicide. Full of grief, Antony commands his attendant to kill him, but the man kills himself instead. Antony then falls on his own sword. Caesar takes Cleopatra prisoner, planning to display her in Rome as a trophy, but she kills herself with the help of several poisonous asps. Caesar has the two lovers buried beside each other
Othello
by William Shakespeare
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22 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 1,511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Shakespeare's play about the tragic consequences of jealousy. Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealousy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona before learning of Iago's evil, and then kills himself in remorse
Slavery and the making of America
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This program examines the history of slavery in the United States and the role it played in shaping the new country's development
Twelfth night
by William Shakespeare
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20 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and held by 1,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Twins Sebastian and Viola are separated after a shipwreck and believe each other dead. Viola disguises herself as a page boy, Cesario, to work for Duke Orsino and falls in love with him, but he loves Olivia, who falls in love with Cesario. Seeing Sebastian one day, she mistakes him for Cesario and marries him. The confusion is cleared up when Viola and Sebastian meet again, and the Duke marries Viola. The subplot concerns the efforts of Sir Toby and Andrew to humble the presumptuous Malvolio
The winter's tale
by William Shakespeare
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20 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they come to Leontes' kingdom, her identity is revealed. Leontes and Polixenes become friends again, and Hermione is found to be alive after all
Titus Andronicus
by William Shakespeare
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21 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and held by 1,390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide William Shakespeare's tragedy set in Roman times dealing with the revenge of Titus Andronicus for the atrocities committed against his family by Tamora, the captive queen of the Goths, and her faction
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
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14 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in English and held by 1,377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Shakespeare's plays in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters
Timon of Athens
by William Shakespeare
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21 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Details the transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope
Love's labour's lost
by William Shakespeare
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25 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in English and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry, the play tells how the King of Navane and his three lords vow to spend three years in study and not to see any women. But, when the Princess of France arrives on a diplomatic mission with her three ladies, the men break their vow and fall in love with them. At the end, news comes of the death of the King of France, and the ladies depart, refusing to marry until their suitors have undergone a year's probation--hence the play's title
All's well that ends well
by William Shakespeare
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16 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 1,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide William Shakespeare's comedy about Helena, the new wife of Count Bertram, who resorts to chicanery to win the respect and affection of her husband
The comedy of errors
by William Shakespeare
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18 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in English and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Too bad that Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse, and will instantly put to death any Syracusean found within their borders unless a ransome's paid. Meanwhile, the son, Antipholus, and his servant, Dromio (also an identical twin), keep running into strangers who seem to know them more
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