Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth NightThe Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Twelfth Night Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song. 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 |
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... Shylock's vengeful demand for a pound of Antonio's flesh. The play's comic ending must not only unite the lovers in marriage but rescue Antonio from a terrible death. A Midsummer щи Dream, for all its hilarity, gives us ample glimpses ...
... Shylock's vengeful demand for a pound of Antonio's flesh. The play's comic ending must not only unite the lovers in marriage but rescue Antonio from a terrible death. A Midsummer щи Dream, for all its hilarity, gives us ample glimpses ...
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... Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth Night William Shakespeare David Bevington, David Scott Kastan. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE @§52 INTRODUCTION @§52 Although Shylock is the most prominent character ...
... Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth Night William Shakespeare David Bevington, David Scott Kastan. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE @§52 INTRODUCTION @§52 Although Shylock is the most prominent character ...
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... Shylock is, strictly speaking, a moneylender whose usury is portrayed as the very opposite of true commerce. His ... Shylock's. enemies. It. makes. us. (today, at least, after the terrors of the German Holocaust) uncomfortable at the ...
... Shylock is, strictly speaking, a moneylender whose usury is portrayed as the very opposite of true commerce. His ... Shylock's. enemies. It. makes. us. (today, at least, after the terrors of the German Holocaust) uncomfortable at the ...
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... Shylock carries to an unpleasant extreme are needed in moderation by the Venetians, notably thrift, promise-keeping, and prudent self-interest; 0111у when the Christians temper their penchant for reckless extravagance, legal sophistry ...
... Shylock carries to an unpleasant extreme are needed in moderation by the Venetians, notably thrift, promise-keeping, and prudent self-interest; 0111у when the Christians temper their penchant for reckless extravagance, legal sophistry ...
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... , and even the 00т10 100101у 01 Lancelot Gobbo. Shylock, in his quest for the pound of flesh, represents, as seen from a Christian point of view, a denial of all the paradoxical truths just described. As a usurer, he refuses to.
... , and even the 00т10 100101у 01 Lancelot Gobbo. Shylock, in his quest for the pound of flesh, represents, as seen from a Christian point of view, a denial of all the paradoxical truths just described. As a usurer, he refuses to.
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Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/a Midsummer Night's Dream/the ... William Shakespeare No preview available - 1988 |
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actors Antonio Athens audience BAPTISTA Bassanio Bianca BIONDELLO BOTTOM Christian comedy daughter Demetrius director doctor of laws doth Duke Egeus Enter Exeunt Exit eyes FABIAN fair fairies father FESTE film fool friends gentleman give GOBBO GRATIANO GREMIO hast hath hear heart Helena Hermia Hippolyta HORTENSIO husband Jessica Julina Kate KATHARINA lady Lancelot lion look lord LORENZO lovers Lucentio Lysander madam MALVOLIO MARIA marriage marry master Merchant of Venice Midsummer Night’s Dream mistress moon Nerissa never o’er Oberon OLIVIA ORSINO PETRUCHIO play’s PORTIA pray production Puck Pyramus and Thisbe Queen QUINCE SALERIO Sebastian servant Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play Shrew Shylock Signor Ansaldo Signor Giannetto Silla Silvio SIR ANDREW SIR TOBY sleep SOLANIO speak stage swear sweet Taming tell theater thee There’s THESEUS thou art Thou shalt Titania TRANIO Twelfth Night unto Vincentio VIOLA What’s wife young апс1