When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would live in comfort-at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She invited her brother Jamie to go, too, mostly because he was a miser and would have moneyThe two took up residence in the mus...more
""The Winter's Tale" is high fantasy, a tale to be told by the fire! The play belongs to the type known as "tragicomedy", but Shakespeare has separated the tragedy from the comedy. The first part has the same kind of tragic development as "Othello"; the second part is pure idyllic comedy. "The Winter's Tale" is a far better play to hear and see tha...more
The delightful play of William Shakespeare. "Then sighe not so, but let them goe, and be ye blithe and bonnie - converting all your songs of woe into hey nonnie nonnie."
The unabridged, One Page edition of William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing', written circa 1599 and comprising 22,538 words! Generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, 'Much Ado About Nothing' was probably written in the years 1598-9, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. Presented in its entirety on a single...more
INTRODUCTION.Under date 4th August, presumably in the year 1600, there is an entry in the Stationers' Register to the effect that Much Ado about Nothing and other plays, As You Like It, Ilcmy V. and Every Man in his Humour, were " to be staied."The reason for this stay or injunction is not known ; but shortly after, on the 23rd August 1600, we find...more
Each edition includes:• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play• Scene-by-scene plot summaries• A key to famous lines and phrases• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language• An essay by an outstanding scholar providin...more
Folger Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An int...more
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