Presents the texts of two of Shakespeare’s historical dramas, with notes on the text.

Critical notes and scholarly comments accompany Venus and Adonis, the rape of Lucrece, the phoenix and turtle, A lover’s complaint, and Sonnets.

Both a witty satire of literary clich and a tender meditation on the varieties of love, As You Like It continues to be one of Shakespeares most beloved and widely…

When the ghost of his father appears to Prince Hamlet of Denmark, urging him to avenge his murder upon his uncle, the tragic flaw of indecision leads Hamlet to ruin.

The drama about King Henry V’s attempt to unite England under his rule is accompanied by information about the play’s background, style, and performance.

Shakespeare’s drama of Caesar’s assassination and the defeat of the conspirators by Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus.