Henry V is a historical play by William Shakespeare that was part of a tetralogy that also included Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. It's believed Shakespeare wrote Henry V in app…
The play is believed to have drawn extensively on the Italian production Gl'ingannati (or The Deceived Ones),[4] collectively written by the Accademia degli Intronati in 1531. It is conjectured tha…
One of Shakespeare's most haunting and enigmatic late plays, The Winter's Tale is a fine example of Shakespeare's fascination with the dramatic genre of "romance": the portrayal of magical lands, f…
The Taming of the Shrew is unique among Shakespeare's plays and is a perennial and compelling success in the theatre. Its reception is marked, however, by ongoing polarized debate over the meaning …
Believed to have been written between 1610 and 1611, “The Tempest” is likely the last play written solely by Shakespeare. The story concerns the Magician Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, a…
Shakespeare's sonnets have an intensity of both feeling and meaning unmatched in English sonnet form. They divide into two parts; the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a fair youth for whom the po…
Our spring show is a timeless masterpiece of love and conflict, it’s Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romantic and exciting, this classic piece of theatre remains a favorite in hearts and classr…
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to …
Othello is an adaptation of the Italian writer Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" ("A Moorish Captain") from his Gli Hecatommithi (1565), a collection of one hundred tales in the style of Giovanni B…
En fait, la pièce aurait dû se dénommer Iago : c’est lui le personnage le plus fascinant de la pièce. Celle-ci s’ouvre sur une conversation entre lui et Roderigo et c’est l’un des derni…