Set in Scotland, Macbeth is the story of its titular character, a general in the army, who conspires with his wife to murder the King and usurp the throne. One…

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…

One of William Shakespeare’s most farcical comedies, The Comedy of Errors is notable for its use of mistaken identity to achieve a slapstick comedic effect. Ripe with the bard’s characteristic…

William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, is a classic comedy of mistaken identities, a device employed in a number of the bard’s plays, which is believed to have been written sometime between…

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…