Trold kan tæmmes af en komedie af Shakespeare, hvis hovedplot er manden Petrucios frieri til den genstridige kvinde Katherina. Skuespillet er blandt andet filmatiseret af Franco Zeffirelli med Elizabeth Taylor og Richard Burton i hovedrollerne.
Includes the unabridged text of Shakespeare's classic play plus a complete study guide that helps readers gain a thorough understanding of the work's content and context. The comprehensive guide includes scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, …
Richard den Tredje er et historisk drama af William Shakespeare skrevet kort efter 1590. Stykket centrerer sig omkring titelrollen, den engelske konge. Stykket begynder med titelrollens monolog hvis første to linjer lyder: Nu er vort mismods vinter jo forvandlet af denne York-sol til en prægtig sommer, En filmudgave …
A wide-ranging selection from the most recent criticism of Antony and Cleopatra, beginning with seminal work from the 1950s onwards and culminating in a series of radical reappraisals of the play's content, form and appeal to modern readers. The essays, together with a substantial Introduction, offer a controversial, …
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V. Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon …
Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, where it was listed as a comedy, the play's first recorded performance occurred in 1604. The play's main themes include justice, "mortality and mercy in Vienna," and the …