Benátky, 16. století. Mladý kupec Bassanio prohýřil veškerý svůj majetek a jeho jedinou nadějí, jak se dostat ze složité životní situace, je uzavřít sňatek s bohatou a krásnou Porcií. Na to, aby se mohl ucházet o její ruku, potřebuje ovšem peníze... Zobraziť viac
Shakespearova hra Dobrý konec všechno spraví patří ke komediím, které jsou pokládány za hořké či temné. Zápletka je dramatickou obdobou pradávných příběhů o opuštěné manželce, která vlastní vynalézavostí, odvahou a vtipem získ Zobraziť viac
Třebaže se tato Shakespearova komedie nazývá Kupec benátský, její hlavní postavou není kupec benátský Antonio, ale daleko víc židovský lichvář Shylock. Shylock je právem pokládán za jednu z největších Shakespearových postav vůbec... Zobraziť viac
I když komedii Marná lásky snaha napsal mladý Shakespeare, je to dílo zcela jedinečné a mistrovské. Shakespeare v ní předvádí brilantní jazykový vtip, slovní hříčky v ní vybuchují jako oslnivý ohňostroj či zátky od šampaňského... Zobraziť viac
Mladý kupec Bassanio premrhal všetok svoj majetok a zo zložitej situácie mu pomôže len sobáš s krásnou Portiou. Ak sa však chce uchádzať o jej ruku, potrebuje peniaze. Jeho priateľ, vážený kupec Antonio sa zaňho zaručí u starého úžerníka... Zobraziť viac
V slávnej Shakespearovej komédii Trojkráľový večer sa doslova klame telom - zamieňajú sa dvojčatá Viola a Sebastián, Viola... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This book includes an introduction and notes by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature,... Zobraziť viac
Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet. Henry V. Macbeth. A Midsummer Night's Dream. King Lear. Lovers of literature will immediately recognise these as signature works of William Shakespeare, whose plays still rank as the greatest ... Zobraziť viac
Arguably the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare′s Romeo and Juliet continues to touch modern audiences with its passionate depiction of the tragic romance between two young lovers. With a bitter feud between their respective families... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of Shakespeare′s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation Zobraziť viac
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the 1623... Zobraziť viac
A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible... Zobraziť viac
An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways... Zobraziť viac
Othello is one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragic plays, and has been adapted for Intermediate level readers. The story is about Othello, the Moorish general of Venice, and... Zobraziť viac
<i>'Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust? And, live we how we can, yet die we must' </i>What is the true meaning of power? Are some simply born to it or can it be acquired like a skill? Does it always breed corruption and greed or... Zobraziť viac
Featuring Rosalind, one of Shakespeare’s most likeable and strong female protagonists, As You Like It is a comedic play centred around concealed identity, love, exile and artifice... Zobraziť viac
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published in 1609. Filled with ideas about love, beauty, and mortality, the sonnets are written in the same beautiful and innovative language... Zobraziť viac
Love sonnets are for romantics, starry-eyed lovers and ardent hearts. And Shakespeare's sonnets are the best ever written. But this is why they are also for cynics, for star-crossed lovers and for those who know the anguish of unrequited love... Zobraziť viac
An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways... Zobraziť viac
