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With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero.

Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle.

"The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones" How do you choose between the life of your friend and the future of your homeland? In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus, "the noblest Roman of them all," has only his personal integrity to help him choose which is the greatest good and where he must place his allegiance.

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's comedies. Bassanio, a penniless Venetian noble asks his friend to borrow money to impress a heiress named Portia.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples.

"Orson Welles' dark and moody screen version of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish prince's quest for power through patricide - in keeping with both the play's spirit and Welles' vision.

Presents the text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and become caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life, theater, and play publication.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Two bachelors pretend to be the nonexistent Ernest Worthing to dodge family duties and responsibility for minor wrongdoings, but their plan begins to unravel when they start courting two young women and all arrive at the same country home for a weekend.

Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which the Danish prince Hamlet takes revenge upon his uncle for murdering his father, and includes explanatory notes, a key to famous lines, an annotated further reading list, a modern perspective essay, and introductory text on Shakespeare's language, life, and theater, and on "Hamlet" itself.

Contains the dramatic text for William Shakespeare's tragic play about the forbidden love between two young people from feuding Veronese houses, and includes an introductory essay explaining the play's historical context and themes, a note about Elizabethan theater, biographical information about Shakespeare, a chronology of his work, and more.

Contains Shakespeare's play in which Viola, having disguised herself as a man, falls in love with her employer, Duke Orsino; while Olivia, the object of Orsino's attentions, is attracted to Viola, believing her to be male; and includes detailed notes, plot summaries, and other resources.

Shakespeare's supernatural tale of power-lust and the dangers of regicide; includes sections on Shakespeare's life, theater, language, and play publication, as well as textual notes, a modern perspective on the play, a guide for further reading, and a key to famous lines and phrases.