The Complete Works of ShakespeareA balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and comprehensive glosses, footnotes, and historical and cultural essays make this the most reader-friendly introduction to Shakespeare available today. The sixth edition of this comprehensive anthology addresses the two key issues confronted by readers approaching Shakespeare today: a lack of knowledge about the historical period and difficulty with the language of Shakespeare's plays. A richly illustrated general introduction offers insight into Shakespeare's England and background on the literary and cultural contexts in which Shakespeare wrote and produced plays. Each play is introduced by a descriptive essay designed to help the reader appreciate the cultural contexts and interpretive issues raised by the play -- without dictating their interpretations. Thoroughly revised and updated notes and glosses provide additional support to understanding the language of Shakespeare's time. |
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... hope the King is not yet shipped for Ireland . QUEEN Why hopest thou so ? ' Tis better hope he is , For his designs crave haste , his haste good hope . Then wherefore dost thou hope he is not shipped ? GREEN That he , our hope , might ...
... hope the King is not yet shipped for Ireland . QUEEN Why hopest thou so ? ' Tis better hope he is , For his designs crave haste , his haste good hope . Then wherefore dost thou hope he is not shipped ? GREEN That he , our hope , might ...
Page 814
... hope , Eating the air on promise of supply , Flatt'ring himself with project of a power Much smaller than the smallest of his thoughts , And so , with great imagination Proper to madmen , led his powers to death And winking leapt into ...
... hope , Eating the air on promise of supply , Flatt'ring himself with project of a power Much smaller than the smallest of his thoughts , And so , with great imagination Proper to madmen , led his powers to death And winking leapt into ...
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... hope " What great hope have you ! No hope that way is Another way so high a hope that even 241 And how does your content Tender your own good fortune ? SEBASTIAN Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond , But doubt discovery there . Will ...
... hope " What great hope have you ! No hope that way is Another way so high a hope that even 241 And how does your content Tender your own good fortune ? SEBASTIAN Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond , But doubt discovery there . Will ...
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ADRIANA ANTIPHOLUS Antonio ARMADO BAPTISTA Bassanio BEATRICE BENEDICK BEROWNE BERTRAM Bianca BIONDELLO BORACHIO BOYET CELIA CLAUDIO comedy COSTARD daughter Demetrius DON PEDRO doth DROMIO Duke DUMAINE Elizabethan Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair faith FALSTAFF father FESTE fool FORD gentleman give grace GRATIANO GRUMIO hast hath hear heart heaven HELENA Henry Hermia Hero honor HORTENSIO humor husband JAQUES JULIA KATHARINA King King Lear knave lady LAFEW Lancelot LAVATCH LEONATO letter look lord Love's Labor's Lost lovers Lucentio Lysander madam MALVOLIO marriage marry Master means merry Midsummer Night's Dream Mistress MOTE never night OLIVIA ORLANDO ORSINO PAROLLES PETRUCHIO play PORTIA pray PRINCESS PROTEUS Quarto Richard III ROSALIND servant Shakespeare SHYLOCK Signor SIR ANDREW SIR TOBY speak sweet Sylvia tell thee THESEUS thou art Thurio Titus Andronicus TOUCHSTONE tragedy TRANIO Twelfth Night VALENTINE VIOLA wife woman word