tragedies

Presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of prophecy and royal murder in medieval Scotland.

Presents the text, shortened and edited for meaning, of the drama in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs in order that Macbeth may seize the crown of Scotland.

Contains the unabridged text of the classic Greek tragedy about Oedipus, a king who inadvertently kills his father and marries his mother.

"Brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of the Trueba family. The patriarch Esteban is a volatile, proud man whose voracious pursuit of political power is tempered only by his love for his delicate wife, Clara, a woman with a mystical connection to the spirit world. When their daughter Blanca embarks on a forbidden love affair in defiance of her implacable father, the result is an unexpected gift to Esteban: his adored granddaughter Alba, a beautiful and strong-willed child who will lead her family and her country into a revolutionary future. It's an epic that spans decades and lives, weaving the personal and the political into a universal story of love, magic, and fate."--Provided by publisher.

Presents the text of William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, struggles with the decision whether to avenge his father's murder, and includes details on Shakespeare's life, world, and theater; and an essay that offers a modern perspective on the play.

The classic story of star-crossed lovers, set in a futuristic urban Verona Beach.

A production of William Shakespeare's tragedy. When a trio of witches prophesize Macbeth's ascension to the throne, Lady Macbeth pushes her husband into a murderous spree that ensures his ultimate downfall.

Disregard for messages from the oracles and gods doesn't turn out well for characters in Greek stories, and Oedipus is no exception. Encompassing murder and betrayal, incest and patricide, this set of three plays follows the life of a man doomed to suffer from birth.

Contains the text of the drama of murder, rape, and betrayal, presented with modernized spelling and punctuation, and includes scene-by-scene plot summaries, explanatory notes, an interpretive essay, and accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre.

Contains the texts of four Shakespearean tragedies.