Plays
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Othello by Shakespeare, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontShakespeare 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 pe...
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The Cid, a Spanish Hero
Gardner, J. M.Saga EgmontThe Cid, an Arab nickname meaning 'the Lord', has been called the 'most famous Spaniard of all time'. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was a Castillan military and political leader in medieva...
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Twelfth Night
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontTwelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as...
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Macbeth
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontThe Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition...
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Hamlet
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is instructed to exact o...
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The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare – Summary
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontShakespeare 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 pe...
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The Merchant of Venice, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontThe Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender. It has been listed...
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Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontShakespeare 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 pe...
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Macbeth, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontThe Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition...
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King Lear, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontKing Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, depicting the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of...
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Hamlet by Shakespeare, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English...
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Best Quotes by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontShakespeare 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 pe...
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As You Like It by Shakespeare, a Summary of the Play
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontAs You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599. It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, acc...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare – Summary
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontShakespeare 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 pe...
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A Summary of 9 Shakespeare Masterpieces
Shakespeare, William; Gardner, JamesSaga EgmontHave you ever been to a King Lear performance with the impression of not having understood everything? It's normal. Shakespeare's plays are the most beautiful of the theatrical rep...
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga Egmont"The Tragedy of Coriolanus" falls into the category of Shakespeares' political tragedies. It tells of the story of the legendary Roman hero Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Coriolanus' mi...
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga Egmont"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" is perhaps the most influential and widely acclaimed play by William Shakespeare. The tragedy follows Prince Hamlet as he concocts a plan...
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For the May Queen
Evans, KateVibery AudiobooksIt’s 1981 and 17-year-old Norma Rogers’ parents drop her off at the college dorms. Soon, Norma finds herself drunk and nearly naked with three strangers. The strip poker event is t...
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Importance of Being Earnest
Wilde, OscarSaga EgmontIn 'The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People', our main characters Algernon and Jack are tired of social obligations and have decided to lead a double l...
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The Master Builder
Ibsen, HenrikSaga EgmontMaster Builder Halvard Solness is an ageing architect who has not achieved what he wanted, neither in art nor in love. He fears and bullies his juniors, and thinks he is going mad....