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...ys to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar's death at the hands of friends and fellow politician ''Julius Caesar'' was printed in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include North's translation of Plutarch's ''L

.... Yet the play, which draws much of its power from Greek myth, is grounded in the everyday. ...rmed at the Globe in May 1611 and at court that November. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. The chief source is Robert Greene’s ''Pandosto, or

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The real Timon of Athens lived there in the fifth century BCE, making him a contemporary of Socrates and Pericles. ...ifetime. He is thought to have written it in 1605-08, and it was published in the 1623 First Folio. Among Shakespeare's sources was North's translation o

...the Greek Diomedes as her lover. Chaucer is sympathetic to Criseyde, too, in her vulnerable state. In sharp contrast, however, none of Shakespeare’s characters are exemplary.

...William Shakespeare's plays]] begins with the common people, or plebeians, in armed revolt against the patricians. The people win the right to be represe ...hames froze and coal was burned on the ice in containers. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include North's translation of Plutarch's ''L

...it Ariel, and the monster Caliban. When his enemies are among those caught in a storm near the island, Prospero turns his power upon them through Ariel a ...e. Caliban seems to be a monster for attacking Miranda, but appears heroic in resisting Prospero, evoking the period of colonialism during which the play

...service. Orsino sends her as his envoy to Olivia—only to have Olivia fall in love with the messenger. The play complicates, then wonderfully untangles, ...t Folio. Sources include Plautus's ''Menaechmi'' and "Apolonius and Silla” in Barnabe Riche's ''His Farewell to the Military Profession''.<ref>Adapted fr

...kespeare's plays]], is among the most passionately discussed of his works. In it, a duke temporarily removes himself from governing his city-state, deupt ...pts to extort sex from her, but Isabella preserves her chastity. The duke, in disguise, eavesdrops as she tells her brother about Angelo's behavior, then

...the church, and soldiers expecting to reap profits from the conflict. Even in the speeches of Henry and his nobles, there are many chilling references to ...elieve Shakespeare wrote ''Henry V'' in 1599. It was published as a quarto in 1600. Among the sources are Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles and an early p

...to arrive. Although he lodges them outside of his court, all four men fall in love with the ladies, abandoning their oaths and setting out to win their h ...dentical to men’s images of them is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays. In ''Love's Labor’s Lost'' it receives one of its most pressing examinations

...', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]], Shakespeare presents a monarchy in crisis. Noblemen battle with Lord Chancellor Cardinal Wolsey, who taxes the ...were reported lost, and a new Globe was constructed. The play was printed in the 1623 First Folio. The primary source is Raphael Holinshed's ''Chronicle

...wo quite different stories of romantic love. [[Hero]] and [[Claudio]] fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, [[Don John]], strikes out at t ...About Nothing'' was printed as a quarto in 1600, and was probably written in 1598–99. Shakespeare relied upon many sources, including Ariosto's ''Orla

...eopatra'', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]] dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Roman Empire. The future first emperor, ...Lepidus, denies Antony his spoils from Pompey's defeat, and seizes cities in the eastern Roman colonies that Antony rules.

...na'' early on; suggested dates are between 1590 and 1595. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include Jorge de Montemayor's ''Diana Enamora :Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=78903/ STC 22273

...plans to dispose of his brother Clarence. Richard achieves similar success in conquering the woman he chooses to marry. He carves a way to the throne thr ...ard. His supporters desert him; his victims pile up. We may begin to share in the desire for vengeance voiced by Margaret.

...to Duke Senior, has overthrown his brother and forced him to live homeless in the forest with his courtiers, including the cynical Jaques. Orlando, whose ...ntury actor playing Rosalind was male, following the practice of the time. In other words, a boy played a girl playing a boy pretending to be a girl.

...may have been an early or reported version. Shakespeare's play was printed in the 1623 First Folio. Its sources include other contemporary works.<ref>Ada :Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=78903/ STC 22273

In ''Othello'', one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]], Shakespeare creates po ...was pubilshed as a quarto in 1622, and a somewhat fuller text was included in the 1623 First Folio. Giraldi Cinthio's ''Hecatommithi'' was the chief sour

...f love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus' Athens, two young men and two young women sort t ...ttle over custody of an orphan boy; Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, whose head is temporarily transformed into