tragedies

Fearing Julius Caesar's ambition Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March.

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 text glosses; details on Shakespeare's life, world, and theater; and an essay that offers a modern perspective on the play.

Presents Shakespeare's drama about Coriolanus, a clever and arrogant Roman general who spurns the people of Rome, allies himself with Rome's enemies, and later betrays them; and includes notes.

Othello appoints Cassio his chief lieutenant, but Iago believes he should have gotten the appointment and plots revenge against both Othello and Cassio.

Presents the text of Shakespeare's drama about Romeo and Juliet, two young people whose love is doomed by their warring families, and includes explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, a modern perspective on the play, and other reference tools.

Presents Shakespeare's tragedy about the Prince of Denmark, drawn from the 1974 text "The Riverside Shakespeare," complete with footnotes, glosses, and textual notes, and features five contemporary critical perspectives on the play.

Contains the text of the Shakespearean tragedy about a noble character who lets pride and a perverted sense of honor destroy him, and includes explanatory notes on facing pages, as well as an introductory essay and information about the author and his times.

A 1950 film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March.