Best Shakespeare Plays To Read - April 2024

The Globe Guide to Shakespeare: The Plays, the Productions, the Life

In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and fully endorsed by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, this is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the world's greatest playwright. With full coverage of the thirty-nine Shakespearian plays (including a synopsis, full character list, stage history, and a critical essay for each), this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and an in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs, and lovers of literature. Along with an exploration of the Bard's sonnets and narrative poems, The Globe Guide to Shakespeare ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1681772604
• ASIN: 1681772604
• ISBN: 1681772604
• Brand: Pegasus Books
• Manufacturer: Pegasus Books

Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.

• ASIN: 1586638459
• UPC: 720593384591
• ASIN: 1586638459
• ISBN: 9781586638450
• Brand: Sparknotes
• Manufacturer: SparkNotes

How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare

Winner of the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book, How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare is a foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare by Tony-Award winning playwright, Ken Ludwig. To know some Shakespeare provides a head start in life. His plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poems, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s death in 1616—from Pride and Prejudice to The Godfather—are heav... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307951502
• ASIN: 0307951502
• ISBN: 0307951502
• Brand: Broadway Books
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold: Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist

An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand   James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeare’s sonnets, yet he often found their abstract language frustratingly unintelligible. One day, out of curiosity, he rewrote Sonnet 18—Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day—line-by-line, in the strict five-beat iambic pentameter... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984823469
• ASIN: 1984823469
• ISBN: 1984823469
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

How to Read a Poem (Meridian)

An introductory text that is both an anthology of over 200 poems and a comprehensive exploration of the form. Over 100 poets featured; those most widely represented include Blake, Byron, cummings, Dickinson, Donne, Alan Dugan, Frost, Louise Gluck, George Herbert, Keats, Pope, Pound, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Yeats.

• ASIN: 0452010330
• ASIN: 0452010330
• ISBN: 0452010330
• Manufacturer: Plume

Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare)

Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!   Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains:The complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary

• ASIN: 1586638440
• ASIN: 1586638440
• ISBN: 1586638440
• Brand: Sparknotes
• Manufacturer: SparkNotes

Hamlet ( Folger Library Shakespeare)

Hamlet: An UPDATED EDITION from the Folger Shakespeare LibraryHamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful... [Read More]

• ASIN: 074347712X
• ASIN: 074347712X
• ISBN: 9780743477123
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743482751
• ASIN: 0743482751
• ISBN: 0743482751
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Othello

In Othello, Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple’s strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago’s false insinuations about Desdemona’s infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othel... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743477553
• ASIN: 0743477553
• ISBN: 9780743477550
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

The Comedy of Errors (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon—both named Antipholus—find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other’s existence. Meanwhile, Egeon has arrived in search of the son he thinks is still alive—and has been sentenced to death for the “crime” of being from Syracuse. To add to the confusion, the two Antipholuses have twin servants, both named Dromio. As the four men unwittingly encounter each other, the play is crammed with wildly escalating misunderstandings before the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743484886
• ASIN: 0743484886
• ISBN: 9780743484886
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Summer's Lease (Shakespeare Sisters Book 1)

An enemies-to-lovers story full of secrets and second chances.Cesca Shakespeare has hit rock bottom. She has no job, no cash and no possible way of paying next month's rent. So when a friend offers her the free use of an Italian villa she jumps at the chance. That's before she finds out the house belongs to her arch-enemy, movie star Sam Carlton. Having just hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons - again - Sam needs a place to hide out. Where better than his family's gorgeous empty villa on Lake Como? Except when he arrives, it isn't as empty as he'd hoped. A gorgeous book from the best... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073WCW9FH
• ASIN: B073WCW9FH
• Manufacturer: Enchanted Publications

Reduced Shakespeare: The Attention-impaired Readers Guide to the World's Best Playwright

From the theater troupe whose sidesplitting production The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] is the longest-running comedy in London's history comes an openly hysterical, yet surprisingly informative, guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the Bard of AvonLove Shakespeare Youll like this book. Hate Shakespeare Youll love this book. From the theatrical company that has been cutting the Bard down to size for more than a dozen years comes a single volume boasting everything you always wanted to know about William Shakespeare's life and work -- but couldnt be bothered to ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401302203
• ASIN: 1401302203
• ISBN: 1401302203
• Manufacturer: Hyperion

Collins Little Books - Little Book of Shakespeare: Quotations for Every Occasion

A carefully-selected collection of themed quotations to honor Shakespeare's legacy to the world in the 400th anniversary of the death of the most famous writer of all time. No one will ever say it better. This little book contains the best quotations from the works of Shakespeare, gathered into sections that cover love and sex, money, work, reflections on life, appearance and reality, hopes and fears, sorrow, vices and virtues, the passing of time, sleep and dreams, and insults. Beautifully produced, "Collins Little Book of Shakespeare" is a treasure in itself and makes the perfect gift. Quota... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0008175373
• ASIN: 0008175373
• ISBN: 0008175373
• Brand: Collins
• Manufacturer: Collins

Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series)

Full of Secrets contains virtually everything you need to know about Twin Peaks. This fascinating collection of essays considers David Lynch's politics, the enigmatic musical score, and the show's cult status, treatment of family violence, obsession with doubling, and silencing of women. Also included are a director and writer list, a cast list, a Twin Peaks calendar, a complete scene breakdown for the entire series, and a comprehensive bibliography.

• ASIN: 0814325068
• ASIN: 0814325068
• ISBN: 9780814325063
• Brand: Brand: Wayne State University Press
• Manufacturer: Wayne State University Press

The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition

The Second Edition of this complete collection of Shakespeare's plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to Shakespeare. The authors of the essays on recent criticism and productions are Heather DuBrow, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and William Liston, Ball State University, respectively.

• ASIN: 0395754909
• ASIN: 0395754909
• ISBN: 0395754909
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company

The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need : From Tuning Your Instrument and Learning Chords to Reading Music and Writing Songs, Everything You Need to Play like the Best

Your one-stop guide to learning guitar!Whether you've been strumming the guitar since you were a kid or are just starting out, The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need will help you take your music to

• UPC: 29147276
• Rating: 5.0

Hamlet. Based on the Play by William Shakespeare

Books : Hamlet: Usborne English-Upper Intermediate (Young Reading CD Packs) (English Learner's Editions 5: Advanced)

• UPC: 359284205

Shakespeare's Greatest Hits: The Bard's Best Plays Told in Easy-to-Read Story Format

Shakespeare's Greatest Hits: The Bard's Best Plays Told in Easy-to-Read Story

• UPC: 582516179

English Historical Plays V2 : Shakespeare, Marlowe, Peele, Heywood, Fletcher and Ford; Arranged for Acting as Well as for Reading

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important,

• UPC: 10982552

The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare. Corrected from the Latest and Best London Editions, with Notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. to Which Are Added, a Glossary and the Life of the Author. First American Edition. of 8; Volume 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated

• UPC: 807919539

Shakespearean Breviates : An Adjustment of Twenty-Four of the Longer Plays of Shakespeare to Convenient Reading Limits

Shakespearean Breviates: An Adjustment of Twenty-Four of the Longer Plays of Shakespeare to Convenient Reading

• UPC: 795754431

Cursory Remarks Upon the Arrangement of the Plays of Shakespeare : Occasioned by Reading Mr. Malone's Essay on the Chronological Order of Those Celebrated Pieces (1792)

Cursory Remarks Upon the Arrangement of the Plays of

• UPC: 525845940

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J. Lane

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J.

• UPC: 884704421

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J. Lane

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J.

• UPC: 894201503

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J. Lane

Charles Kemble's Shakspere Readings, a Selection of the Plays as Read by Him in Public, Ed. by R.J.

• UPC: 181071674

Shakespeare's Greatest Hits: The Bard's Best Plays Told in Easy-To-Read Story Fo

• UPC: 362540306534
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 15 USD