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Shakespearean Tragedy
Shakespearean Tragedy.
Poetry of Shakespeare: The Rape of Lucrece
An introduction to one of Shakespeare’s earliest and best regarded poems, the revenger’s tragedy of The Rape of Lucrece.
Romances of Shakespeare: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
An introduction to Shakespeare’s romance Pericles, Prince of Tyre, which throws his protagonist across the Mediterranean in a variety of shipwrecks.
Romances of Shakespeare: Cymbeline
An introduction to the first of Shakespeare’s late comedies or romance plays, Cymbeline, a tale of evil and virtue rewarded (eventually).
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Timon of Athens
An introduction to one of Shakespeare’s least successful and least loved plays, the tragedy Timon of Athens.
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Coriolanus
An introduction to the last of Shakespeare’s tragedies, Coriolanus, in which a grand old general tries and fails to make honour more important than justice.
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
An introduction to one of the most complex and divisive of Shakespeare’s plays, the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra.
Tragedies of Shakespeare: Macbeth
An introduction to Macbeth, the most bloody and viscerally disturbing of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
Shakespeare’s Greatness
Shakespeare is considered as one of the greatest writers in English Literature. His works are famous for his comprehensiveness, plot construction, and characterization.
