William Shakespeare
1) Othello
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English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version. Includes a section with discussion questions and quizzes for students. Shakespeare's tragedy of the Moor whose love for Desdemona is destroyed by jealousy unfolds in easy-to-follow English as we speak it today. Othello's passion and Iago's treachery become clear in this straightforward modern version. The complete original text is laid out side-by-side with a complete...
3) Henry V
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English
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"Contains the text of the English history play that dramatizes the fifteenth-century conflict between the royal families of York and Lancaster, and includes full explanatory notes on pages facing the text, an introduction to Shakespeare's language, and essays about his life, theater, and the publication of his works."--
4) Pericles
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English
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"The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's plays. Now in its third series, Arden offers the best in contemporary scholarship. This edition of Pericles provides: A clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards of scholarship; detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text; a full, illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural and performance contexts; a full index to the introduction...
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Audio Partners
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Young Antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, separated from him at birth. With him is his servant Dromio, who lost his twin brother at the same time. The pair arrive in Ephesus where, unbeknownst to them, their twins are living.
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Ambrose Video Pub
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[2000 or 2001]
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English
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Set in late Roman times, this tragedy draws on mythology for brutal tales, such as a banquet where a mother is served the flesh of her sons. Titus Andronicus is created as a commanding figure of bravery with a flawed sense of honor, a concern for the reputation of mobility than for its substance.
10) Tempest
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Comedy loosely based on Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" has a New York City architect who tries to solve his midlife crisis by moving to a Greek island with his teenage daughter.
11) Gnomeo & Juliet
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Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Caught up in a feud between neighbors, Gnomeo and Juliet must overcome as many obstacles as their namesakes. But with flamboyant pink flamingoes and epic lawnmower races, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
12) West side story
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
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English
Description
This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
13) Romeo & Juliet
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Ambrose Video Pub
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[2000 or 2001]
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English
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Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.
14) Julius Caesar
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MGM/UA Home Video (distributor)
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[1989,1953]
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English
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Shakespearean classic that provides a portrait of the political infighting and lust for power of a turbulent, blood-stained era.
17) Julius Caesar
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Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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One of the best movie adaptations of the classic Shakespeare play, chronicling the events around the assassination of Julius Caesar.
20) Julius Caesar
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Ambrose Video Pub
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English
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"Breaking all conventional rules of drama, Shakespear creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another, and themselves."--Container.