A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Contents. Synopsis: In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. In the city, Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry …
Macbeth - Act 1, scene 2 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 2. Duncan, king of Scotland, hears an account of the success in battle of his noblemen Macbeth and Banquo. Duncan orders the execution of the rebel thane of …
Romeo and Juliet - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play The prologue of Romeo and Juliet calls the title characters “star-crossed lovers”—and the stars do …
Macbeth - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Malcolm and Macduff lead an army against Macbeth, as Lady Macbeth goes mad and commits suicide. Macbeth confronts Malcolm’s army, trusting in the Weïrd Sisters’ …
Othello - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: In Venice, at the start of Othello, the soldier Iago announces his hatred for his commander, Othello, a Moor. Othello has promoted Cassio, not Iago, to be his …
Hamlet - Act 3, scene 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jun 2, 2020 · Act 3, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report their failure to find the cause of Hamlet’s madness, Polonius places Ophelia where he and …
Julius Caesar - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: Caesar’s assassination is just the halfway point of Julius Caesar. The first part of the play leads to his death; the second portrays the consequences. As the action …
The Merchant of Venice - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play Antonio, the merchant in The Merchant of Venice, secures a loan from Shylock for his friend Bassanio, …
A Modern Perspective: Much Ado About Nothing
Thematic links between the two institutions of marriage and misogyny are emphasized because, in the double plot of Much Ado About Nothing, the actions to make and to break nuptials …
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Act 2, scene 1
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, quarrel over possession of a young Indian boy. Oberon orders Robin Goodfellow, a …