Believed to have been written between 1610 and 1611, The Tempest is likely the last play written solely by Shakespeare. The story concerns the Magician Prospero, the rightful Duke of…

Widely accepted as Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy, Titus Andronicus is the bloody story of a Roman general engaged in terrible revenge with the Queen of the Goths, Tamora. The play begins…

The historical basis for King Lear comes from Geoffrey of Monmouth’s account of the legendary King Leir of the Britons recorded in the historian’s History of the Kings of Briton…

Generally considered as one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, Much Ado About Nothing is believed to have been written near the middle of the bard’s career, sometime during 1598 or 1599…

The three main characters - Helena, Bertram, and Parolles - have generated a great deal of literary criticism and comment as well. Some critics brand Helena as conniving and obsessive…

Likely written around 1607 or 1608 and attributed at least in part to Shakespeare, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is an adventure-filled play that follows the extended sailing journeys of a…

Helps readers navigate King Lear’s history and includes nine primary sources from which Shakespeare borrowed in creating his play, along with two additional likely sources. This title discusses the best-known…

When Rosalind is banished by her uncle Duke Frederick, who has usurped her father’s throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed…