An aged king divides his kingdom among two of his daughters, Regan and Goneril, and casts the youngest, Cordelia, out of his Kingdom for disloyalty. Eventually he comes to understand that it is Regan and Goneril who are disloyal, but he has already given them the kingdom. He wanders the countryside as a poor man until Cordelia comes with her husband, the King of France, to reclaim her father's lands. Regan and Goneril are defeated, but only after Cordelia has been captured and murdered. King Lear then dies of grief.

Egeon, about to be executed for unlawfully entering Ephesus, tells the sad tale of his search for his twin sons and wife. The Duke agrees to spare him if his family is found. Meanwhile, his twin sons, both of whom are named Antipholus, and their servants, both of whom are named Dromio, are actually in Ephesus, each unaware that he even has a twin. After a series of hilarious events involving mistaken identity almost ending in catastrophe, the twins are reunited with their mother and father, and realise their relation to each other.

Le Marchand de Venise est une piece de theatre de William Shakespeare ecrite entre 1596 et 1597. Classee comme comedie dans le premier in-folio de 1623, elle partage certains aspects avec les autres comedies romantiques de l'auteur, mais contient egalement des passages d'une grande intensite tragique. Le personnage du titre est le marchand Antonio. Pour rendre service a son protege Bassanio, il emprunte de l'argent a l'usurier Shylock. Certain de pouvoir le rembourser, il signe un contrat ou il autorise son creancier a lui prelever une livre de chair en cas de defaut de paiement. Il ne peut...

La tempesta (The Tempest) e una commedia in cinque atti scritta da William Shakespeare tra il 1610 e il 1611. Il dramma, ambientato su di un'isola imprecisata del Mediterraneo, racconta la vicenda dell'esiliato Prospero, il vero duca di Milano, che trama per riportare sua figlia Miranda al posto che le spetta, utilizzando illusioni e manipolazioni magiche. Mentre suo fratello Antonio e il suo complice, il Re di Napoli Alonso, stanno navigando sul mare di ritorno da Cartagine, il mago invoca una tempesta che rovescia gli incolumi passeggeri sull'isola. Attraverso la magia e con l'aiuto del suo...

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Although the title is Julius Caesar, Caesar is not the most visible character in its action, appearing alive in only three scenes. Marcus Brutus speaks more than four times as many lines, and the central psychological drama of the play focuses on Brutus' struggle between the conflicting demands of honor, patriotism and friendship.

Macbeth, a Scottish noble, is urged by his wife to kill King Duncan to take the throne for himself. He covers the king's guards in blood to frame them for the deed, and is appointed King of Scotland. However, people suspect his sudden power, and he finds it necessary to commit more and more murders to maintain power, believing himself invincible so long as he is bloody. Finally, the old king's son Malcolm besieges Macbeth's castle, and Macduff slays Macbeth in armed combat.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, en francais: Les Joyeuses Commeres de Windsor - Les Gaillardes Epouses de Windsor - Les Joyeuses Epouses de Windsor - Les Joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor est une comedie de William Shakespeare, publiee pour la premiere fois en 1602, mais probablement ecrite avant 1597."

William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon, batejat el 26 d'abril de 1564 del calendari julia - 23 d'abril de 1616 del calendari julia; 3 de maig de 1616 del calendari gregoria) fou un dramaturg, poeta i actor angles, considerat un dels mes grans de la literatura universal. La "New Encyclopaedia Britannica" assenyala que "molts el consideren el dramaturg mes gran de tots els temps. Les seves obres ...] es representen mes vegades i en major nombre de nacions que les de qualsevol altre escriptor.""

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) - 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon." His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Hamlet e uma tragedia de William Shakespeare, escrita entre 1599 e 1601. A peca, situada na Dinamarca, reconta a historia de como o Principe Hamlet tenta vingar a morte de seu pai, Hamlet, o rei, executado por Claudio, seu irmao que o envenenou e em seguida tomou o trono casando-se com a rainha. A peca traca um mapa do curso de vida na loucura real e na loucura fingida - do sofrimento opressivo a raiva fervorosa - e explora temas como a traicao, vinganca, incesto, corrupcao e moralidade."