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Shakespeares Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known. Macbeth himself, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by supernatural forces, by his proud wife, and by his own burgeoning ambition. As he embarks on his murderous course to gain and retain the crown of Scotland, we see the appalling emotional and psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth and himself. The cruel ironies of their destiny are conveyed in poetry of unsurpassed power. In the theatre, this tragedy remains perennially engrossing. This volume is pan of the new Wordsworth Classics \' Shakespeare Series, in which each text has been freshly edited by Professor Cedric Watts. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

In the hope of saving her brothers life, should a woman submit lo rape Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt How powerful in the state should Religion become Although Measure for Measure ends like a comedy, with reconciliations, forgiveness and marriages, it has often been regarded as one of Shakespeares problem plays. The drama shows the difficulty of effecting an appropriate balance between judicial severity and mercy, between sexual repression and decadence, and between political vigilance and social manipulation. These problems remain topical, and, in Measure for Measure, they are given immediacy by vivid character-conflicts and memorably intense poetry. This is one of Shakespeares most probing and powerful works. Measure for Measure is the fourteenth volume in the new Wordsworth Classics\' Shakespeare Series. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

These comedies are among the best loved of Shakespeare\'s plays. In each a problem emerges, is then intensified to a point of maximum confusion and potential upset, before the chaos is resolved, however improbably, into general goodwill and a spate of marriages. The triumph of these plays lies in the way they mingle humorous stage business and dexterous word play with a more serious study of identity, gender, dreaming, the meaning of love, even of the theatre itself They reassure us that with al! its faults, the world will always in the end be redeemable. Not for an age but for all time.\' So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeare\'s unique place among the world\'s great authors. Romeo and Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, aman stripped of all material and psychological comforts; and Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins and effects of evil. The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeare\'s day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Not for an age but for all time.\' So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeare\'s unique place among the world\'s great authors. Romeo and Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, aman stripped of all material and psychological comforts; and Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins and effects of evil. The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeare\'s day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

This collection brings together perhaps the finest of Dickens shorter novels, filled with event, character, and the unsurpassed brilliance of his story telling.Oliver Twist enhanced and strengthened Dickens reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Oliver Twist enhanced and strengthened Dickens reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información