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The Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet: An Annotated Guide
Here we present the complete text of the balcony scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with detailed explanatory notes for each key phrase and line. How Many Pays Did Shakespeare Write?
How many plays did Shakespeare actually write? Tough question! Find out why... A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Comprehensive Summary
You are going to be an expert after you read our detailed plot summary of Shakespeare’s magical comedy, complete with quotations and line references. Everything you need to know is right here. Double, double, toil and trouble: An annotated Guide to the Witches' Chants
Detailed explanatory notes for the speeches of the Weird Sisters (Three Witches) in Act 4 of Shakespeare's Macbeth. So let's round about the cauldron go... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: A Comprehensive Summary
Although Brutus reveals he has contemplated conspiring against Caesar, he will not immediately involve himself in Cassius's plot. Rather, Brutus agrees to ponder all that Cassius has said and meet with him again to "answer such high things" (169). Caesar and his entourage return, and Caesar confides to Antony that he mistrusts Cassius... The Revenge Plot in Hamlet
Your guide to the main revenge plot of Hamlet, with all the key moments in Hamlet's journey for vengeance. Shakespeare's Settings
Shakespeare's plays are set in many exotic locations, from Verona and Milan to Athens and Rousillon. If you want to know more, here is a list of the settings of Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. Shakespeare's Edward III?
The play contains three direct quotes from Shakespeare's other works -- "Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds" (2.2), from sonnet 94; "scarlet ornaments" (2.1), from sonnet 142; and "bootless cries" (5.1), from sonnet 29 -- and a multitude of allusions to lines and passages in Shakespeare's canonical plays and poems... The Sordid Tale of Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's first attempt at the tragedy genre, is a twisted chronicle of murder, human sacrifice, rape, dismemberment, and the eating of human flesh. Inside is a detailed plot summary of the play. Top 5 Shakespearean Villains
Shakespeare created some of the most memorable evildoers in all of literature. Here are my picks for the most notorious. Shakespeare's Shortest Play
Which is the shortest Shakespearean play? The Shakespeare Apocrypha
What is the Shakespeare Apocrypha? Which plays are considered romances?
Which plays are considered romances? Find out... Which plays are classified as comedies?
Which plays are classified as comedies? Which Shakespearean plays are classified as tragedies?
Which Shakespearean plays are classified as tragedies? Shakespeare's Ides of March
What are the "ides of March"? The Murder of Hamlet's Father
How does Hamlet's father die? Who kills him? Find out... Shakespeare and the Green-Eyed Monster
In which play does Shakespeare mention the "green-eyed monster"? Trochaic Tetrameter in Shakespeare
A look at the meter of poetry known as trochaic tetrameter, and how Shakespeare uses it in the enchanted speech of his magical characters. |
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