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| A Lover's Complaint |
A narrative
poem that explores themes of betrayal and seduction. FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 188KB |
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
The
lives of two couples are complicated by romantic crossings
and their
entrance into the woods of the King and Queen of the Fairies.
FREE with a ByteSize Reader license.
761KB |
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| All's Well That Ends Well |
Emphasizing
what makes a marriage work, this play was considered
a comedic failure. The incongruous plot and theme resulted
in criticism and debate for centuries. FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license.
1.29MB
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| Antony and Cleopatra |
Considered
one of Shakespeare's most poetic plays. World leaders reveal
their humanness through love. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.80MB |
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| As You Like It |
A romantic
comedy of the values of brotherly love, marital union, tolerance
for different viewpoints, and optimism.
FREE with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.00MB |
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| Coriolanus |
A Shakespearean
tragedy based on the Roman leader Coriolanus. FREE with
a ByteSize Reader license. 1.30MB
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| Cymbeline |
This
play has been categorized as a tragedy, a comedy and a late
romance. It
is based on a mythical king. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 1.12MB
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| Hamlet |
One
of Shakespeare's best known plays and the first of his tragedies.
The story of a Danish prince who learns of his father's
murder. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 1.77MB A new release on 8-23-06 |
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HAMLET
in BRR format. You pay for the document but not the ByteSize
Reader. 1.77MB A new release on 8-23-06 |
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$5.00 |
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| Julius Caesar |
The
earliest of Shakespeare's three Roman history plays. A tragedy
of the
events in the lives of Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony. FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.05MB
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King Henry IV
Parts 1 & 2 |
The
second and third plays of a tetralogy that depict the
historical rise of the English
royal House
of Lancaster. FREE with a ByteSize Reader license. 0.98MB &
1.50MB
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2 King Henry IV
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| King Henry V |
Another
of Shakespeare's history plays. FREE when you have the ByteSize
Reader license. 0.98MB |
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King Henry VI
Parts 1, 2 & 3 |
This
series of plays is included in Shakespeare's trilogy and
lay the groundwork for some of his more controversial works.
FREE when you have a ByteSize Reader license. 955KB to 1.04MB
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| King Henry VIII |
In
this play, Shakespeare weaves romance with history to explain
England's instability
during
the 16th century. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.30MB
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| King John |
King
John became the ruler of England in 1199 after the death
of his brother
Richard I. Although John was known as a wicked and tyrannical
monarch, some historians praise him for his open defiance
of
the pope. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.06MB
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| King Lear |
Ranked
with Hamlet as one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Parents
can be vulnerable to their
children, especially unscrupulous ones.
FREE with a
ByteSize Reader license. 1.38MB
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| King Richard II |
One
of Shakespeare's "history" plays
that portrays King Richard's fall from power. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.35MB
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| King Richard III |
Shakespeare's
attempt to bring the history of Richard III's short reign
as king into theater. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 1.32MB
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| Love's Labour's Lost |
One
of Shakespeare's earlier comedies. Four men vow to
devote themselves to three years of study, foregoing
the pleasure that results from the company of women. Each
faces personal challenges through the process. FREE with
a ByteSize Reader license. 1.27MB
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| Macbeth |
The
shortest and bloodiest of Shakespeare's tragedies. This
play tells the
story of a brave Scottish general who receives a prophecy
that he will one day become king. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 951KB |
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| Measure for Measure |
Considered
a "dark" comedy, filled with bitterness,
cynicism and deception. Moral issues are at the center
of secret identities and manipulation. FREE with
a ByteSize Reader license. 1.29MB
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| Much Ado About Nothing |
Considered
one of Shakespeare's best comedies, yet could appear to be
a tragedy. A joyful play that ends in
multiple marriages and no deaths. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.10MB |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING in BRR format. You pay for the
document
but not the ByteSize Reader. 1.10MB |
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$5.00 |
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| Othello |
A
Moorish general is deceived into believing his wife is
unfaithful. The backdrop: the raging wars between Turkey
and Venice in the 16th century. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.39MB |
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OTHELLO in BRR format.
You pay for the document but not the ByteSize Reader. 1.39MB |
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$5.00 |
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| Pericles, Prince of Tyre |
A tale
of family fragmentation and mistaken deaths. Despite
being uncertain about their fortune, Pericles and his family
remain virtuous and are joyfully reunited as their reward.
FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.12MB
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license |
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| Romeo and Juliet |
A tragic
drama of "star-crossed" lovers who battle with
authority as they pursue their love. FREE with
a ByteSize Reader license. 1.35MB |
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| Sonnets |
Lyric
poems about a handsome boy, a rival poet, and the mysterious "dark" lady
they love. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 351KB |
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| Taming of the Shrew |
A "play
within a play" that creates a complex structure as
an elaborate practical joke unravels.
FREE with a ByteSize Reader license.
1.31MB
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| The Comedy of Errors |
Shakespeare's
shortest play and possibly his first comedy.
The mistaken identity of twin brothers results
in comical events, or "errors." FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 973KB
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| The Merchant of Venice |
A comedy
of love, money, friendship, mercy and greed. FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.11MB
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| The Merry Wives of Windsor |
Community
standards are challenged when outsiders to
Windsor threaten the town's
inhabitants. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.23MB
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license |
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| The Passionate Pilgrim |
A collection
of poems by several authors that includes alternate editions
of Shakespeare's sonnets. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 190KB |
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license |
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| The Rape of Lucrece |
A narrative
poem in seven-line stanzas in iambic pentameter, known as
rhyme
royal. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 326KB |
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license |
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| The Tempest |
Re-establishing
power and gaining justice through somewhat hypocritical means
is the theme played out by Prospero whose brother has taken
his throne. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.00MB
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| The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
A
comedy about love, its implications and how it affects friendship.
FREE with a ByteSize Reader license.
1.00MB |
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| The Winter's Tale |
One
of Shakespeare's romances, or tragicomedies, that ends happily
but not before
madness and the death of three innocent
people. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 1.28MB
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| Timon of Athens |
A play
that was never produced in its day, most likely because of
its sharp
critical focus on poor money management right after James
I took over the English throne. FREE with a ByteSize
Reader license. 1.14MB
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| Titus Andronicus |
Considered
a "revenge
tragedy" because the hero perishes upon reaching his
moment of success after a long pursuit of vengeance. FREE
with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.11MB
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| Troilus and Cressida |
The
destruction of the main characters' mutual love makes for
a dark ending
to this already dark play. FREE with a ByteSize Reader license. 1.37MB
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| Twelfth Night |
One
of Shakespeare's most commonly performed comedies. The madness
of love is the central theme. FREE with
a ByteSize Reader license. 1.02MB |
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TWELFTH NIGHT
in BRR format. You pay for the document
but not
the ByteSize Reader. 1.02MB |
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$5.00 |
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| Venus and Adonis |
Some
believe this poem was the key to Shakespeare's acceptance
as a poet in
London. FREE with a ByteSize Reader
license. 213KB |
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