Shakespeare Classics

The Marlowe Society perform Shakespeare's tragedy based on the life of the Roman Leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus.

In this, Shakespeare's last play, the dark themes of punishment and loss give way to those of forgiveness and new beginnings. The plot involves a shipwreck on a fantastic island where friends reunite, love blooms, and magic reigns.

Hamlet, de jonge prins van Denemarken, wordt bezocht door de geest van zijn gestorven vader. Die vertelt dat hij is vermoord door zijn broer, Hamlet's oom Claudius, die nu op de troon zit en met Hamlet's moeder is getrouwd. Hamlet zint op wraak. Uiteindelijk brengt hij daarmee zichzelf en het hele hof ten val.

Shakespeare nannte dieses Drama zwar nach dem Herrscher Roms, doch die Hauptpersonen des Stückes sind andere: Brutus, Cassius und Mark Anton, deren Schicksal nach dem Tode Caesars sich in voller Wucht entfaltet. Mit dabei: Eine pdf-Datei mit Trackliste sowie dem kompletten Text des Werkes zum Mitlesen!

Prospero, duca di Milano e grande mago, è stato tradito dal fratello Antonio, cacciato dalla sua posizione, e bandito insieme alla figlia Miranda su una strana isola, dove vive con i suoi servi: Calibano e Ariel, uno spirito dell'aria. Spinto dal desiderio di vendetta e dalla voglia di tornare a Milano, Prospero sfrutta la magia per far arrivare i fratelli sull'isola e scaglia contro di loro una tempesta soprannaturale. "La tempesta" rappresenta il caos interno ed esterno, che arriva per purificare la storia.

"Mit‘ on se nimi?" kysyi Julia. "Mitä ruusuks kutsut, yht‘ ihanasti toisin nimin tuoksuu." Tapahtumapaikka on italialainen kaupunki, Verona. Täällä viihtyy erityisesti viha, joka erottaa toisistaan kaksi kaupungin kilpailevaa sukua: Montaguen ja Capuletin suvut. Romeo ja Julia ovat lähtöisin näistä vastakkaisista perheistä, mutta he tapaavat ja rakastuvat toistensa nimiä tietämättä - ja heidän välillään rakkaus voittaa vihan. Romeossa ja Juliassa William Shakespeare kirjoittaa ensimmäisestä, suuresta rakastumisesta ja ensirakkaudesta.

Häät ja deittailu ovat hyvää tarina-ainesta. Sen tietää Hollywood, ja sen tiesi myös Shakespeare kirjoittaessaan komedian Kesäyön unelma. Tapahtumat sijoittuvat Ateenaan, missä herttua Theseus valmistelee häitään amatsonien kuningattaren Hippolyteen kanssa. Aivan kuin heillä ei olisi tarpeeksi tekemistä omien häidensä kanssa, saapuu paikalle Egeus, joka haluaa tyttärensä Hermian naimisiin aatelistoon kuuluvan Demetriuksen kanssa. Hermia kuitenkin haluaa naimisiin Lysanderin kanssa. Theseus määrää, että Hermian on joko naitava Demetrius, tultava tuomituksi kuolemaan tai vetäydyttävä luostariin.

"Hast du zur Nacht gebetet, Desdemona?" Als Othello dies seine Frau fragt, ist ihr Todesurteil schon gefallen, denn er ist sich sicher, dass sie ihn hintergangen hat. Desdemona jedoch ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst - wie auch, denn der verschlagene Jago hat ein ausgeklügeltes Ränkespiel ersonnen, um seinen Herrn Othello zu hintergehen... Sicherlich eine der großen Tragödien Shakespeare, ungekürzt gelesen!

154 Sonette schrieb William Shakespeare, Gedichte voller Leidenschaft, Eifersucht, unerfüllter Liebe und Trauer, hier vollständig versammelt.

Between the comedy of a gaggle of men running around wildly to attempt to wed Bianca and the over-the-top portrayal of Katherina’s “taming”, The Taming of the Shrew is a humorous play that offers a fascinating look at the 16th century’s views on women, marriage, and domesticity.

Leontes, suspecting his wife's infidelity, imprisons her and exiles her infant daughter to a faraway island. Years later, his wife, presumed dead, is returned to him as a statue.

Othello is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare, written in the middle of his career in 1603. The story follows Othello, a general in the Venetian army, and Iago, a treacherous soldier who conspires against him to make him believe that his wife is unfaithful.

In Verona, Italy, two young people in love defy the demands of their families and pursue their love for one another above societal expectations. Their decisions and pursuit of love send ripples throughout their family and friend circles, causing controversy and consequences. For centuries, the tale of the young star-crossed lovers has been a mainstay of both the literary canon and popular culture. This is one of William Shakespeare’s most known and beloved works with timeless themes and prose.

Enjoy these classic love poems by authors you may know and poets you may be meeting for the first time. The journey begins in beauty, endures trials, and ends with a hint of past wonders. Make this a Valentine's Day treat or a special experience for any day.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.

Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war.

A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.

Wie es euch gefällt: Ein Dauerbrenner auf deutschen Bühnen! Was übrigens nicht verwundert, denn diese Komödie über vier Paare, die sich nach vielem Hin und Her im Ardenner Wald schließlich doch finden, hat neben der üblichen Shakespearschen wortspielerischen Komplexität auch die Leichtigkeit einer frühen Boulevardkomödie.

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration.