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Dominique LeGendre
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 639 libraries worldwide "The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, fall in love they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 587 libraries worldwide "Distressed by his father's death and his mother's over-hasty remarriage, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is faced by a spectre from beyond the grave bearing a grim message of murder and revenge"--Container.
William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream
by William Shakespeare
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 506 libraries worldwide A fully-dramatized production of Shakespeare's popular romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream: the story of Athenian lovers Lysander and Hermia, who elope in secrecy when Hermia's father demands that she wed Demetrius. Unbeknownst to Lysander and Hermia, however, a jealous Demetrius chases the elopers into an enchanted forest, while Hermia's best friend Helena, who ravenously loves Demetrius, follows in pursuit.
William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew
by William Shakespeare
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and held by 503 libraries worldwide "Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant Tranio plot to win Bianca. The result is a sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise, set in the context of a play within a play"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 503 libraries worldwide Macbeth, driven by ambition and an unscrupulous wife, murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself and begins a violent reign of terror. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia.
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide Caesar returns from a triumphant battle to Rome, despite warning along the way, only to fall into the assassination plot set by Brutus, Cassius, and Casca.
William Shakespeare's Othello
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 454 libraries worldwide "Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness"--Container.
William Shakespeare's King Lear
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 451 libraries worldwide King Lear of Britain, has three daughters: the hard-hearted Goneril and Regan and the good and gentle Cordelia. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Lear's tragic lack of judgement and self-knowledge is paralleled by the blindness of the loyal Gloucester who is persuaded to reject his virtuous son Edgar in favor of the villainous Edmund. This shattering drama of isolation and loss is one of the greatest tragedies in world literature.
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 448 libraries worldwide "In Shakespear's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved. Antonio promises money to help his friend Bassanio woo Portia. He borrows the sum needed from the cruel Shylock, but there will be a dreadful penalty if the loan is not repaid."--Container.
William Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 430 libraries worldwide "Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Twelfth night
by William Shakespeare
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 414 libraries worldwide "Twelfth night is a riotous comedy of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity. Duke Orsino is in love with the noblewoman Olivia. She, however, has fallen for his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola, a woman disguised as a man, who loves Orsino: confusion is rife. Meanwhile, Olivia's arrogant steward Malvolio is cruelly tricked by her uncle Sir Toby Belch, his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the maidservant Maria into believing his mistress loves him"--Container.
William Shakespeare's As you like it
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 410 libraries worldwide "Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and their loyal fool Touchstone, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind meets young Orlando with whom she is in love, but her male disguise complicates matters, expecially when Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepherdess Phebe"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 402 libraries worldwide "Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman World, has beome the thrall of the fascinating Cleopatra. Affairs of state call him to Rome, but the attractions of the Queen of Egypt prove impossible to resist"--Container.
William Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 401 libraries worldwide "The dissolute Sir John Falstaff plans to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, two "Merry WIves of Windsor," thereby gaining access to their husbands' wealth."--Container.
William Shakespeare's Henry V
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and held by 394 libraries worldwide Henry decides to invade France where he thinks he has a claim to the throne. At Agincourt he leads his army into battle against the powerful French forces and, against all the odds, wins a famous victory.
William Shakespeare's The comedy of errors
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 385 libraries worldwide "Young Antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, separated from him at birth. With him is his servant Dromio, who lost his twin brother at the same time. The pair arrive in Ephesus where, unbeknownst to them, their twins are living"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Measure for measure
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 384 libraries worldwide "Telling his followers he is leaving the city on affairs of state, the Duke of Vienna appoints the puritanical Angelo to govern in his absence. Will Angelo prove as virtuous as he seems once power is in his hands?"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Richard II
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 384 libraries worldwide "The sensitive and poetic Richard II is undoubtedly the rightful king of England but he is unscrupulous and weak. When his cousin Henry Bolingbroke returns from banishment and mounts a challenge to his authority, Richard's right to the throne proves of little help to him"--Container.
William Shakespeare's Henry VIII
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 379 libraries worldwide Presents Shakespeare's story of political intrigue and betrayal in 16th century England centering around King Henry VIII, his divorce from Queen Katharine and subsequent marriage to Anne Bolyn.
William Shakespeare's All's well that ends well
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 376 libraries worldwide "The young and virtuous physician's daughter Helena desperately loves Count Bertram, but he regards her as beneath his notice"--Container. more
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