Twelfth night--King Lear--The tempest--The merchant of Venice--The taming of the shrew--King Richard the Second--King Henry IV, part one--Hamlet--Romeo and Juliet--Othello--A midsummer night's dream--Macbeth

The Merchant of Venice is an intriguing drama of love, greed, and revenge. At its heart, the play contrasts the characters of the maddened and vengeful Shylock, a Venetian moneylender, with the gracious, level-headed Portia, a wealthy young woman besieged by suitors. At the play's climax, Shylock insists on the enforcement of a binding contract that will cost the life of the merchant Antonio - inciting Portia to mount a memorable defense. In this...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presents the stories of five of Shakespeare's plays: Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III, Henry IV, Henry V, and Julius Caesar

Titus is a shocking journey into the depths of the human heart a place where vengeance and passion reign supreme.--Container.