Timon is a wealthy and generous Athenian gentleman. He gives a large banquet, attended by nearly all the main characters. Timon gives away money wastefully, and everyone wants to please him to get more, except for Apemantus, whose cynicism Timon cannot yet appreciate.

Features all of the plays and poems from the Bard of Avon, including "Romeo and Juliet," "Twelfth Night," and "Coriolanus."

Vengeance and War-- Rome is in turmoil, there is rioting in the streets and open warfare between the varying ruling factions. Coriolanus would bring peace and order to Rome, but will Rome let him? You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate As reek o' the rotten fens, whose loves I prize As the dead carcasses of unburied men That do corrupt my air,-I banish you.

Shakespeare continues to be the most studied author in English literature. The way in which his plays are studied has undergone considerable change in recent years. This volume aims to demystify Shakespeare's plays for the beginning reader. Concentrating on language, genre and history, it discusses the plays in the light of contemporary critical thought. It explores issues of racial stereotyping, social justice, the subjugation of women and attitueds...

When the school principal promises to kiss a pig if the students read 10,000 books, a girl volunteers Hamlet, her unwilling, Shakespeare-quoting pet pig.

Retells Shakespeare's most popular plays in an easy-to-read format.

This book introduces the poetry of William Shakespeare through a sampling of sonnets and excerpts from his plays.