Shakespeare Study Guide

Shakespeare's most profound and practical quotations, from A to Z, volume 1. Produced and narrated by John Fiore

You've heard the play, but you don't understand the symbolism. You've been to every class, but it's 2 am and your essay is due at 9:00. Your midterm is Friday and you need a boost. We've been there. We know what it's like to study, work, have a life, do your best, and still need help. Course Hero Study Guides untie the knots. You do the work - we give you the tools to make every minute count. We help you get unstuck.

The true story of how the First Folio creators made ‘Shakespeare’. 2023 marks the 400-year anniversary of Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, known today simply as the First Folio. It is difficult to imagine a world without The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter’s Tale, and Macbeth, but these are just some of the plays which were only preserved thanks to the astounding labour of love that went into creating the first collection.

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most performed plays. With this new guide, you will have an even better understanding of the story. Included in this guide: a biography of author William Shakespeare, a look at the play's context, its literary elements, detailed scene summaries, character analysis, and much more. This is the definitive guide to Julius Caesar, concise, easy to understand, and guaranteed to add to your enjoyment of this classic play.

You've read the play, but you don't understand the symbolism. You've been to every class, but it's 2 a.m., and your essay is due at 9:00. Your midterm is Friday, and you need a boost. We've been there. We know what it's like to study, work, have a life, do your best, and still need help. Course Hero study guides untie the knots. You do the work, we give you the tools to make every minute count. We help you get unstuck

With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative exploration of the entire canon of Shakespeare plays, sonnets and poetry, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and lesser known works of poetry. Packed with witty anecdotes and memorable quotes, The Shakespeare Book, with Roger May's narration, brings the Bard's best-loved characters and story lines to life.

Considerado una de las joyas de la literatura de todos los tiempos, William Shakespeare encandila al lector con una portentosa e influyente tragedia que tiene como eje a Hamlet, Príncipe de Dinamarca. Una noche, el fantasma de su anciano padre asesinado se le aparece y le confiesa una terrible verdad: Claudio, su hermano, es el asesino. Hamlet ahora debe descubrir la verdad.

Never done Shakespeare before? Wondering what's in store? This brief guide gives an overview of acting in Shakespeare's plays. It covers traditions, the use, or non-use, of accents, hints on characterization, learning to speak in iambic pentameter, and so forth. This audiobook includes a bonus chapter of Shakespearean content not found in the e-book.

El duque Teseo ultima los preparativos de la boda de su hija Hipólita, al tiempo que aconseja a Egeo para que dé su visto bueno al matrimonio entre su hija Hermia y Demetrio. Lo que Egeo no sabe es que su hija está enamorada de Lisandro, mientras que la que de verdad está loca por Demetrio es Helena. En medio de tan curiosos enredos sentimentales, pululan las hadas y los duendes del bosque como Puck, que es el encargado de mezclar pociones mágicas que sirven para enamorar a los humanos.

So, you are stuck with having to revise Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespearean play about a lovestruck clueless couple with communication issues? In the next 30 minutes, I am going to make this revision process as pain-free as possible.

Una delicia absoluta. Centrada en el áspero comportamiento de una bella doncella renuente a casarse (Catalina Minola), sus páginas refieren la desesperación de su padre, el rico mercader Bautista Minola; su hija menor, Blanca; y los tres pretendientes de ésta. Su consternación es evidente. Según la costumbre, el mercader no puede casar a la hija menor, si la hija mayor aún es soltera.