The Tragedy of King Lear
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The Tragedy of King Lear
Planning to will the largest portion of his kingdom to the daughter who can articulate her filial love most effectively, King Lear is furious when his youngest of three daughters, the unwed Cordelia, simply states I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. As the elder sisters, Regan and Goneril, each flaunted their love with exuberant metaphors, Lear resolves to divide his kingdom between them, disinheriting Cordelia. Worried that their father has gone mad, and fearful such a descent might hold consequences to their inheritances, Regan and Goneril decide to exert their newfound authority by rebuking their father when he attempts to enter their territories. A mocking Fool who travels with Lear underscores Lear's lack of scruples in prematurely yielding his power. With nowhere to go, Lear finds himself alone as a storm rages; a crown of wildflowers poignantly emphasizes Lear's loss of power, and the disintegration of his sanity. As Lear goes increasingly mad in his wanderings, Regan and Goneril turn against one another, beginning a deadly cycle of destruction to both the family and the kingdom. Performed at King James's court on the day after Christmas--a festival day--the play was understood as a celebration of the restoration of peace to England, which was poised on the verge of civil war before the peaceful accession of King James. Written between 1603 and 1606, KING LEAR was probably influenced by an earlier anonymous version of the plot, performed in Shakespeare's day as KING LEIR. Richard Burbage was the original Lear in Shakespeare's debut, which was staged before the Court of King James.
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing
Presents the comedy of two couples who are happily united with the help of bumbling Constable Dogberry. Includes commentary on each page of the text.
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I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda
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I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda
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What I Meant Was
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What I Meant Was
A major new collection by the author of Reckless and A Prelude to a Kiss, this collection includes his most ambitious work God's Heart, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theatre in 1997, and his newest play The Dying Gaul, which premieres this spring in New York. Also included ar 13 one-act plays written over the past five years.
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Plays in One Act
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Plays in One Act
A collection of contemporary one-act plays and monologues, including works by Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, August Wilson, Eudora Welty, Amiri Baraka, Richard Ford, Vaclav Havel, Tina Howe, and over 30 more.
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English-Men for My Money
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English-Men for My Money
The Globe Quartos is a ground-breaking new series of forgotten plays co- published with Shakespeare's Globe in London. It marks the astonishing discovery of work by Shakespeare's contemporaries, and for some of the plays, this is the first time they have been in print in over 400 years.
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