tragedies

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tragedies

Macbeth

Shakespeare's tragedy about greed and ambition, and a man driven to murder to gain a kingdom, only to meet his death.

Romeo & Juliet

Two young lovers are destroyed by the bitter feud between their powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets.

Macbeth

1984
Contains the text of Shakespeare's play in which Macbeth kills Duncan, the King of Scotland, in order to seize the throne for himself.

Four great tragedies

Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
1998
A compilation of four of Shakespeare's tragedies, including textual notes.

Antigone

1989
King Creon of Thebes refuses to allow the burial of his nephew, whom he has declared a traitor and whose sister, Antigone, is betrothed to Creon's son.

The Norton Shakespeare

1997
Contains the complete works of William Shakespeare, with marginal glosses and annotations, and includes an introduction that discusses Shakespeare's work and world.

Romeo and Juliet

1997
Presents a full-cast reading of Shakespeare's play in which two young people from feuding families in medieval Verona fall in love and secretly marry, setting off a chain of tragic events.

Macbeth

1993
Contains the text of Shakespeare's play in which Macbeth kills Duncan, the King of Scotland, in order to seize the throne for himself.

Understanding Romeo and Juliet

2001
Discusses the life of William Shakespeare and the original sources, performance history, story, characters, and themes of Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet"; also includes ideas for research, excerpts of criticism, and a chronology.

Othello

2000
William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of his wife, Desdemona.

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