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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare

The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare revolves around the theme of friendship, love and greed. Proteus unwilling to accompany his friend Valentine to Milan, as he is in love with Julia. Valentine leaves Verona and reaches Milan and falls in love with Silvia, the daughter of Duke of Milan. Duke banishes Valentine as he wants..

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

by William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Jacobean play probably not written solely by William Shakespeare.  Pericles, the young ruler of  Tyre escapes from Antiochus, King of Antioch, to avoid getting killed by him for a controversial riddle. En-route, he helps by giving grain to Tarsus, a famine affected city being ruled by Cleon. A storm reaches h..

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

by William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens is a tragedy by William Shakespeare narrates the life of Timon who lived in Athens.  Timon spends his wealth without any control to every one he comes across. Many of his friends misuse his habit and one fine day Timon loses all his wealth.  He realizes the true colors of his friends only when he asks them money. He denoun..

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

by William Shakespeare

Cymbeline is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, deals with innocence, Jealousy and conspiracies. Losing his twin sons believed to have been kidnapped by the banished lord Belarius,  Brirain's King Cymbeline wants her daughter Imogen to produce heir for the Kingdom. Imogen's secret marriage with Posthumus is in Jeopardy and lead to Banis..

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare

Complete Works of William Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Some editions include several works which were not completely of Shakespeare's authorship (collaborative writings), such as The Two Noble Kinsmen, a collaboration with John Fletcher, Pericles, Prince of Tyre or E..

Salome -  A Tragedy in One Act

Salome - A Tragedy in One Act

by Oscar Wilde

Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan ..

Vera; Or, The Nihilists

Vera; Or, The Nihilists

by Oscar Wilde

Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for a production in the United Kingdom, but this neve..

The Duchess of Padua

The Duchess of Padua

by Oscar Wilde

The Duchess of Padua is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a five-act melodramatic tragedy set in Padua and written in blank verse. It was written for the actress Mary Anderson in early 1883 while in Paris. After she turned it down, it was abandoned until its first performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City under the title Guido Ferranti on 26 ..